As any teacher will tell you, there’s no tired quite like “teacher tired.” As someone who taught middle school during the pandemic, I can assure you there’s no “teacher tired” quite like “teaching-during-a-global-pandemic-tired.” As I have reflected on my personal and professional experiences in schools over the past few years, one sentiment has become abundantly
Research on multiraciality in higher education has grown significantly over the past 20 years. Many facets of multiraciality have been explored, with a focus on identity development and the experiences of undergraduate students (e.g., Ozaki et al. 2020). More recently, higher education scholars have expanded their scope to examine the experiences of graduate students (e.g.,
According to the 2018 Pew Research Center data, 78% of women and 59% of men say that the lives of Americans would improve if there were more women in leadership positions. However, within American institutions of higher education, women make up less than 39% of deans, provosts, presidents, and board members. Some institutions and their
Many individuals have been affected socially, personally, professionally, or financially by the Covid-19 pandemic. Junior faculty members especially have experienced negative impacts across the areas of research/scholarship, teaching, and service. This article summarizes three junior faculty members experiences and lessons learned while navigating through the Covid-19 pandemic.
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Carroll et al. can be accessed here. Incorporating social and emotional well-being into school policy and practice has never been more important, with clear links established between academic achievement and the explicit teaching of social emotional learning (Durlak et al. 2011). Yet very little research captures the policy challenges
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Garnett Russell & Mantilla-Blanco can be accessed here. With the highest levels of forced migration on record, reaching 100 million people in May of 2022 according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), understanding how newcomers are incorporated into society and how they perceive this experience is
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Nik Barkauskas can be accessed here. In the beginning, the Common Core State Standards just looked like a set of national educational standards designed to boost student achievement on a national level by helping to define common academic targets for assessment. However, the calls to adopt mere standards quickly
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Jabbar et al. can be accessed here. Advocates argue that school choice gives racially minoritized families access to better schooling options. But empirical research suggests that school choice policies can reproduce or even widen racial inequalities in access to high-quality schools (Blatt & Votruba-Drzal, 2021; Frankenberg et al., 2011;
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Irby et al. can be accessed here. In 2016, when we first designed our research study to learn about the work K-12 equity directors, we considered ourselves lucky to find people to interview. At the time, equity directors held numerous titles. For example, our study participants held titles such as
There are long standing concerns about the sufficiency and fairness in federal funding for special education programs. In response, the Biden-Harris Administration has proposed significant new funding for state and local grants authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The proposals assume, however, that the current formula will be used to distribute funding
