To change the future of the STEM workforce, we must start by changing the systems that shape it—beginning in the classroom.

Examples of diversity in higher education encompass a spectrum of identities and experiences, including racial and ethnic diversity, gender diversity, socioeconomic diversity, cultural diversity, and ...

Digital equity in schools is centered around the idea that all children should have access to the digital components necessary to support learning and to help them build skills for success beyond high ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

It is alarming that the words diversity, equity and inclusion — which are so closely aligned with the identity of America as a land of opportunity for all — have become politically toxic. Diversity, ...

There was a multipart series here a few years ago on the differences between “equity” and “equality” for schools, but I’m not sure there’s been much advancement in understanding since that time. I do, ...

In recent years, K-12 education has emerged as a political flash point in American society. Lawmakers in numerous states have proposed laws that limit what educators can say in the classroom about ...

A Utah rule that promises equal educational opportunities for all students, no matter their background, will remain intact after state board members on Thursday narrowly rejected a proposal to repeal ...

In 2002, the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report about racial and ethnic inequities in health care. The report defined the need for greater representation in medicine and led to research ...

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