The great promise of public education is equality: an excellent education for every child. And yet, there’s a sense that America is falling short of that promise.
Over the next six months, With Good Reason will explore how the classroom reinforces inequality, from the school-to-prison pipeline to standardized testing, and how public schools—with the right support—might fulfill the promise of an equal education.
Degrees of Separation: Origins
This is part one of a six-part series. To view all episodes in the series, click here.
Degrees of Separation: Primary
We ask a lot of primary schools: to teach kids about themselves and their communities, to prepare them to read and write, and to instill the right values in our …
Degrees of Separation: Secondary
In the third part of our special series on education, Degrees of Separation, we examine how inequality is at work in the high-stakes world of high school, from who we …
Degrees of Separation: Higher Ed
This is part four of a six-part series. To view all episodes in the series, click here.
Degrees of Separation: Teachers
From mandatory testing to terrible pay, teachers face formidable obstacles to doing their job and doing it well. In the next from our special series on inequality and education, we …
Degrees of Separation: School Systems
In the final episode of our special series on education and inequality, we dive deep into the debate over charters, examine new ways school districts are tackling integration, and explore …
