Urban school districts more likely than others to mention students’ college and career readiness

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March 30, 2023

School District Mission Statements Highlight a Partisan Divide Over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Education

Urban school districts more likely than others to mention students’ college and career readiness

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School District Mission Statements Highlight a Partisan Divide Over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Education
Future readiness and safety and health are most commonly mentioned issues in U.S. school district mission statements
School district mission statements in Democratic and Republican areas mention largely comparable issues – with diversity, equity and inclusion a major exception
Modest shares of rural and Republican school districts mention diversity, equity and inclusion in mission statements
School districts in rural and Republican-voting areas are less likely to mention diversity-related terms in their mission statements
Even when discussing diversity as a topic, school district mission statements in Republican-leaning areas are less likely to use terms like ‘equity’ or ‘inclusion’
School district mission statements in Democratic- and Republican-voting areas use similar language around parental and community involvement
Urban and suburban school districts more likely to use the term ‘support’ in describing their mission
School district mission statements in areas that voted Democratic mention social and emotional skills more
Hansen Elementary School in Anaheim, CA began classes on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
History teacher Philip E. Jackson speaks to a group of his students as he teaches the history of slavery to his eighth graders at Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School on February 27, 2019 in Germantown, Md. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Students, parents and others hold signs outside the Loudoun County school board meeting October 26, 2021 in Ashburn, VA. Loudoun County schools have been roiled with controversy and this is the first meeting after two in-school sexual assaults by the same student. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Future readiness and safety and health are most commonly mentioned issues in U.S. school district mission statements
School district mission statements in Democratic and Republican areas mention largely comparable issues – with diversity, equity and inclusion a major exception
School district mission statements in Democratic and Republican areas mention largely comparable issues – with diversity, equity and inclusion a major exception
School districts in rural and Republican-voting areas are less likely to mention diversity-related terms in their mission statements
Even when discussing diversity as a topic, school district mission statements in Republican-leaning areas are less likely to use terms like ‘equity’ or ‘inclusion’

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