Stories about the people and communities working to make educational equity a reality

Teach For America alumni José González Camarena (Los Angeles ‘14) Kareli Lizárraga (Colorado ‘13), Vanessa Luna (Los Angeles ‘14), Jaime Ballesteros (Los Angeles ‘14), and Kasfia Islam (Houston ‘14) rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard oral arguments on DACA in November 2019.

Opinion

DACA Changed My Life–But Undocumented Youth Deserve More

DACA provided some relief to many undocumented youth but its future is uncertain. It is past time for Congress to create lasting protections and a path to citizenship.  

Policy and Advocacy

Building Schools Where Students Are Free to Be Their Authentic Selves

School is not always a safe place for students who are LGBTQ+. But efforts are underway to change that despite virulent backlash.

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Video

In This Vision of Education, Students Are Empowered to Love Learning and Themselves

Ebony Payne Brown is working to open a charter school in Atlanta with rigorous academics, where students feel loved and their identities are celebrated.

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Podcast

Changing Course: Seated At The Table

In this special bonus episode, host Jonathan Santos Silva gathers students and educators from season one of Changing Course for a live roundtable discussion about the power of student-staff partnerships, the impact of diversity and authentic cultural representation, and the importance of failure.

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Recent Opinion Essays

How Afrocentric Lessons Teach Black Kids to Love Themselves
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Joseph Edelin

Public Speaker and Educator
Inequitable Tuition Places College Out of Reach for Some Dreamers
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Jose Patiño

VP of Education and External Affairs at Aliento
Children Will Ask Questions About Race. How Will Teachers Answer Them?
Dawnavyn James, a Black woman, in a yellow dress stands in front of a blue wall while holding books parallel to her face

Dawnavyn James

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Black History Educator

One Day Video

This English Teacher Believes in Care First, Content Second
YES Prep Northline Secondary teacher Dylan Lewis strives to make his Houston classroom a safe space for students.
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Hawai‘i Students Fought for Free Menstrual Products in Schools and Won
Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill into law requiring public schools to provide free period products. Meet the educator and students who made that happen.
Period Equity Hawai'i
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Recent Stories

Top Issues

Student Activists Preserve Dark Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration Site

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Ideas and Solutions

Students Combat Air Pollution in ‘Asthma Alley’

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Video

What’s It Like to Be a Middle School AAPI Activist?

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Policy and Advocacy

Writing Himself Into Existence: A Queer Iranian Immigrant Pens Stories About His Community

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Top Issues

Afro-Latinx Students Navigate Racism and Erasure in the Classroom

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Opinion

7 Non-Negotiables for Supporting Trans & Nonbinary Students in Your Classroom

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