Oklahoma announced in October 2025 it would no longer assess out-of-state teachers with a controversial test developed by a conservative media company.
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Results of a study suggest policy improvements are needed to provide educators with strategies to reduce bias around race, gender and socioeconomic status.
Teachers judged the same math work differently based on whether the work was associated with male or female names.
Researchers found that students are being judged by their race and gender, not how well they do math.
Research tracking teachers, classes and their grades over many years shows gender bias has long-term impacts on students’ performance and their post-school study choices.
Instilling a positive sense of ethnic and racial identity and belonging can help children learn.
Teachers have to fight against their own subjectivity when giving grades.
New research has raised concerns that teachers are biased against certain pupils based on their gender, ethnic group or family income.
When making judgements about their pupils, teachers need to be aware of their own subtle biases.
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