Re-Centering Civil Rights in the Reauthorization of ESEA: An Equitable, Ecological, Evidence-Based Framework.

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Title:	Re-Centering Civil Rights in the Reauthorization of ESEA: An Equitable, Ecological, Evidence-Based Framework.
Authors:	DeBray, Elizabeth¹ edebray@uga.edu, Finnigan, Kara S.² ksfinn@umich.edu, George, Janel³ Janel.george@georgetown.edu, Scott, Janelle T.⁴ jtscott@gmail.com
Source:	Education Policy Analysis Archives / Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas / Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas. 8/29/2023, Vol. 31 Issue 95-97, p1-31. 31p.
Subject Terms:	Civil rights, Teachers, Federal aid, COVID-19 pandemic, Corporate turnaround management, Fairness, Racial inequality, Racial differences, Recommender systems
Abstract:	This article considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in light of current educational inequities and the impact of the pandemic. The reauthorization presents an opportunity to center equity and justice and revitalize the civil rights aspects of the law. The authors review recent studies about the myriad ways the COVID-19 pandemic affected students, teachers and school systems and situates the reauthorization within the broader political context, including federal aid to states and districts during the pandemic. The authors present overarching policy recommendations: (1) a restructuring of the law's titles to focus on students, teachers, and systems (i.e. schools and districts); (2) a focus on the principles of racial equity, an ecosystem approach to serve students' needs across policy silos (i.e., housing and health), and a focus on research evidence; (3) policy targets for students; (4) policy targets for educators, including professional renewal and retention; (5) policy targets for the education system as a whole, including a focus on fiscal equity and facilitating regional approaches to cross-sector collaborations. The article presents a coherent conceptual framework for a redesign of ESEA with an emphasis on equity, evidence use, and ecosystems that is argued would directly address the needs of students, teachers, and systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	This article considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in light of current educational inequities and the impact of the pandemic. The reauthorization presents an opportunity to center equity and justice and revitalize the civil rights aspects of the law. The authors review recent studies about the myriad ways the COVID-19 pandemic affected students, teachers and school systems and situates the reauthorization within the broader political context, including federal aid to states and districts during the pandemic. The authors present overarching policy recommendations: (1) a restructuring of the law's titles to focus on students, teachers, and systems (i.e. schools and districts); (2) a focus on the principles of racial equity, an ecosystem approach to serve students' needs across policy silos (i.e., housing and health), and a focus on research evidence; (3) policy targets for students; (4) policy targets for educators, including professional renewal and retention; (5) policy targets for the education system as a whole, including a focus on fiscal equity and facilitating regional approaches to cross-sector collaborations. The article presents a coherent conceptual framework for a redesign of ESEA with an emphasis on equity, evidence use, and ecosystems that is argued would directly address the needs of students, teachers, and systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	10682341
DOI:	10.14507/epaa.31.7993