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Researchers are exploring school principals’ understandings and practices of equity in K–12 schools under Nebraska’s school accountability framework to address how school principals interpret and make sense of equity in the Nebraska school accountability system; how equity is defined and enacted in school leadership practices; and what successful strategies are utilized to promote equity.
Understanding Equity in Nebraska School Accountability: An Exploration of School Leaders' Narratives
Research Team
Principal Investigator: Taeyeon Kim
Funding Information
Funding Agency: Office of Research and Economic Development—Layman Award
Award Date: Aug 1, 2022
End Date: Jul 31, 2023
Abstract
Aligning with the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Nebraska policymakers and educational leaders redesigned the state’s school accountability systems to address educational inequalities. While the Nebraska Department of Education frames equity as a critical commitment for accountability policy, how school principals define and facilitate equity along with the state accountability system is unknown.
This project explores school principals’ understandings and practices of equity in K–12 schools under Nebraska’s school accountability framework to address how school principals interpret and make sense of equity in the Nebraska school accountability system; how equity is defined and enacted in school leadership practices; and what successful strategies are utilized to promote equity.
Researchers will collect in-depth qualitative data during the 2022–23 school year to expand knowledge and provide policy solutions to improve equity in student learning, and to inform how school districts and leadership preparation programs can strengthen diversity and inclusive excellence in school leadership personnel pipelines in Nebraska education and beyond.
Researchers are exploring school principals’ understandings and practices of equity in K–12 schools under Nebraska’s school accountability framework to address how school principals interpret and make sense of equity in the Nebraska school accountability system; how equity is defined and enacted in school leadership practices; and what successful strategies are utilized to promote equity.