Category: Race And Equity
Parents trust report cards more than test scores — with consequences for kids
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 23, 2026 Most parents want to help their children succeed. We check report […]
February 23, 2026
Inside the fight to save Texas’s Native American history course
by Kaiya Little, The Hechinger Report February 20, 2026 Savion Horn watched as “before” and “after” images appeared on a […]
February 20, 2026
Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges […]
February 9, 2026
The pipeline for women education leaders is broken. They need real systems of support and sponsorship
by Julia Rafal-Baer, The Hechinger Report February 3, 2026 In matters both big and small, women in education leadership are […]
February 3, 2026
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is creating the first large-scale child care entitlement for 2-year-olds, but lessons from the field must be heeded
by Bruce Fuller, The Hechinger Report January 26, 2026 New York’s youthful mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is buoying the hopes of […]
January 26, 2026
Trump’s admissions data collection strains college administrators
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report January 19, 2026 Lynette Duncan didn’t expect to spend 20 hours over the past […]
January 19, 2026
How a legal group’s anti-LGBTQ policies took root in school districts across a state
by Kathryn Joyce, The Hechinger Report January 6, 2026 The West Shore school board policy committee meeting came to a […]
January 6, 2026
Instead of defining Black children by their test scores, we should help them overcome academic barriers and pursue their dreams
by Nosakhere Griffin-EL, The Hechinger Report January 5, 2026 Across the U.S., public school districts are panicking over test scores. […]
January 5, 2026