American Journal of Education

03/06/2026

New post on the history of education and anti-ableist pedagogies. Please follow our LinkedIn Page!

The Forum recently published Burgandi Rakoska, Ph.D. and Samantha Didrichsen's article on the history of the education. Tracing the links between ableism, medicalization, eugenicist selection, the institutionalization of disabled people and how students are excluded in classrooms today, the authors....

02/24/2026

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Our goal is to connect with a dynamic community of education scholars, policy makers… · Experience: American Journal of Education · Location: State College · 387 connections on LinkedIn. View American Journal of Education (AJE) Forum’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billio...

07/03/2024

The full-length American Journal of Education article can be accessed here. Months into the 2020-2021 school year, I asked Kendra what it was like meeting new rosters of students virtually. Like nearly all teachers I interviewed, she took issue with the question, claiming she had “not met” most of her students. Teaching remotely meant talking to muted boxes on a screen for hours each day—trying to reach students she could neither see nor hear—and wondering who was actually there, much less listening....

The full-length American Journal of Education article can be accessed here. Months into the 2020-2021 school year, I asked Kendra what it was like meeting new rosters of students virtually. Like ne…

06/18/2024

The education system faces a critical shortage of leaders, and this extends beyond teachers; there are not enough K-12 school administrators. This crisis isn't solely due to a lack of people entering the field, it is also caused by those who exit. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ 2023 National Teacher and Principal Survey paints a concerning picture: eleven percent of public school principals exited the profession between the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years (Taie & Lewis, 2023)....

06/05/2024

Image by freepik Scholars in recent years have called for an emphasis on listening to children’s ideas and connecting with children through creative approaches to interviews (Clark 2017; Holmes 2019). To engage children in research, researchers have proposed effective, child-friendly interview methods, such as storytelling (Davis 2007; Eisner et al. 1990), art-based methods (Leavy 2020; Blaisdell et al. 2019), and interviewing children in highly constrained settings (Morrison 2013; Percy 1995)....

Image by freepik Scholars in recent years have called for an emphasis on listening to children’s ideas and connecting with children through creative approaches to interviews (Clark 2017; Holmes 201…

05/20/2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community experienced higher risks of health complications and death from both the virus and economic downturns (Huang et al. 2023; Yan et al. 2021). Some public officials began to refer to the coronavirus as “China virus,” connecting race and place to the devastating consequences of the pandemic. This racialization began to reverberate in social and mass media, activating racial fears and increasing hate crimes against AAPI individuals (Darling-Hammond et al....

During the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community experienced higher risks of health complications and death from both the virus and economic downtur…

04/25/2024

Image by freepik Introduction Commitments to supporting students of color to and through higher education have rightly been called into question following the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling of race-conscious admissions as unconstitutional (Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2023). This ruling has been swiftly followed by numerous state legislative bills attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in colleges and universities (Charles, 2024)....

Image by freepik Introduction Commitments to supporting students of color to and through higher education have rightly been called into question following the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling&nb…

04/18/2024

Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash Following the 1972 passage of Title IX, institutions, policymakers, and interest groups collaborated to promote women's participation and success in education. Scholars credit Title IX with opening doors for women in collegiate athletics, rigorous academic tracks, and higher-paying fields once dominated by men (Tang et al. 2022; Winslow 2016). Concerning Title IX, Olympic gold medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar remarked, "Other than the constitutional right to vote, possibly no other piece of legislation has had a greater effect on women's lives than Title IX" (Nixon Foundation 2022, 1). ...

Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash Following the 1972 passage of Title IX, institutions, policymakers, and interest groups collaborated to promote women’s participation and succes…

04/08/2024

This is a forum of the American Journal of Education. It is a space for readers of the journal—researchers, students, and policy makers—to engage in dialogue on both of-the-moment issues enduring themes in education from pre-K through university. The forum is led by a Student Board and is mentored by the Journal’s senior editorial staff....

Photo by Adam Jang on Unsplash This is a forum of the American Journal of Education. It is a space for readers of the journal—researchers, students, and policy makers—to engage in di…

02/28/2024

The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was established to unite political parties and diverse stakeholders in ensuring the success of every elementary and secondary school student regardless of their race, income, zip code, disability, home language, and background (Department of Education n.d.). ESSA deliberately promotes parent and family school engagement through federal funding and state and district program reporting requirements....

Image by pch.vector on Freepik The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was established to unite political parties and diverse stakeholders in ensuring the success of every elementary and seconda…