The Wake County Board of Education has adopted its first-ever equity policy. The policy seeks to close gaps in academic outcomes among different student demographic groups. It’s largely a set of goals ...

The Baltimore Police Department is implementing an equity policy to treat officers and staff members fairly and provide equal access to resources and promotional opportunities. In 2020, the BPD ...

A Wake County school board committee on Tuesday unanimously backed a proposed equity policy that calls for addressing disparities, reflecting on biases and recognizing the voices of marginalized ...

The School Board adopted Arlington Public Schools’ first ever equity policy during its meeting last week. The policy, passed in a 5-0 vote, includes an overall equity belief statement and identifies ...

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Police Department's Equity Office has released its first equity policy, Policy 1745. The department said the policy is designed to uphold "principles and practices of ...

CMS Board of Education Policy Committee Chair Ruby Jones (r) and Sean Strain (l) discuss equity policy Residents will get a chance to voice their opinions soon on the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools ...

Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. Fairfax County School Board working to craft equity policy What it is: Fairfax ...

Wake County’s focus on equity drew praise and criticism this week as the school district tries to develop a new policy it says will help educate students who’ve historically been marginalized. Equity ...

A split Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board approved an equity policy Tuesday that aims to close the racial and economic disparities reflected in student achievement across the district. The board and ...

The Vancouver school board is set to vote on the district’s new equity policy at its meeting Tuesday. The policy comes as a response to a June 2019 letter from the state attorney general’s office, ...

Howard County Public School System officials have long talked about how equity is driving their processes and decision-making. From the contentious redistricting process last year to the addition of ...