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Drivers of Student Success: What Are They? How Do We Build Them?

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Title: Drivers of Student Success: What Are They? How Do We Build Them?
Language: English
Authors: National School Boards Association (NSBA), Center for Public Education (CPE)
Source: Center for Public Education, National School Boards Association. 2026.
Availability: Center for Public Education, National School Boards Association. 1680 Duke Street 2nd Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-838-6722; Fax: 703-683-7590; e-mail: info@nsba.org; Web site: https://www.nsba.org/Services/Center-for-Public-Education
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Public Schools, Equal Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness, Discipline Policy, School Community Relationship, Advanced Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Geographic Terms: Illinois, New Jersey, New York (Buffalo), United States
Abstract: It's been over 70 years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared education "a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." In ruling that separate was in fact not equal, Brown v Board of Education forced federal, state and local governments to open public schools to all children in the community. The decision marked a huge victory for the civil rights movement. In this paper, the Center for Public Education (CPE) provides a brief overview of educational equity and its various, sometimes overlapping parts. The authors begin by reviewing the data on the students served by public schools. They then describe the areas in an equity agenda that research shows will have the greatest impact on student outcomes: funding, curriculum, teachers, discipline policies, and community engagement. The hope is to provide a common vocabulary for school boards to help them start conversations in their communities and thereby bring the nation closer to fulfilling its promise of equal opportunity for all.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED680347
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:It's been over 70 years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared education "a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." In ruling that separate was in fact not equal, Brown v Board of Education forced federal, state and local governments to open public schools to all children in the community. The decision marked a huge victory for the civil rights movement. In this paper, the Center for Public Education (CPE) provides a brief overview of educational equity and its various, sometimes overlapping parts. The authors begin by reviewing the data on the students served by public schools. They then describe the areas in an equity agenda that research shows will have the greatest impact on student outcomes: funding, curriculum, teachers, discipline policies, and community engagement. The hope is to provide a common vocabulary for school boards to help them start conversations in their communities and thereby bring the nation closer to fulfilling its promise of equal opportunity for all.