equity
Let 2022 Be the Year We Go All In on Anti-Racist Education
As a new year begins, racism and hate are very much prevalent within our school communities and our society as a whole. Yet, we still find ourselves struggling to find answers to the same old...
CRT
10 States to Watch for Educational Gag Orders in 2022
Last year, the obscure legal term “critical race theory” exploded into public consciousness, just months after conservative activist Christopher Rufo and Donald Trump began using the phrase as...
CRT
Brightbeam’s List of the Top 30 Education Influencers of 2021
It’s been a wild year for education, from unprecedented federal investments in our nation’s kids via the American Rescue Plan to endless conversations on critical race theory. Throughout it all there...
opportunity gap
5 Tips From States Leading the Way on Learning Recovery
With students back in classrooms and the true measure of missed learning during the pandemic becoming apparent, we at Zearn are often asked for “the one thing that schools should be doing to get...
Charter Schools
When Charters Grow From Communities, They Can and Do Increase Equity
BES (Build, Excel, Sustain) started its Fellowship program 20 years ago to support school leaders with the preparation and professional development they needed to design, found, and lead an excellent...
Literacy
BIPOC Students Deserve To See More Than White Protagonists in Children's Books
The great American educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, once said, “The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.” As we mark National Family Literacy Month this November, these wise words are...
