How can state chiefs take the lead on improving equity for all students? The Council of Chief State School Officers and the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program released a list of recommendations Thursday—included in a report called “Leading for Equity: Opportunities for State Education Chiefs”—to address that question.
The recommendations—which include tangible ideas like collecting better data on student outcomes, improving access to early childhood education, and seeking to reorganize and diversify state education agencies—come at a time when a lot is changing in K-12 education.
The nation’s public schools now serve more students who are considered “minorities” than white students, and the majority of public school kids are from families living in poverty. At the same time, states and school districts are poised to get far more control over accountability, testing, school turnarounds, and more, thanks in large part to the Every Student Succeeds Act. Some advocates are deeply worried that the federal government may also take a step back when it comes to civil rights enforcement…
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