Edquity Collective Team

Last year, author and University of Michigan professor Michelle Adams released her groundbreaking book, The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Brown v. Board of Education (2023). In it, Adams tells the story of how the landmark case Bradley v. Milliken came to be. For those unfamiliar with Bradley v. Milliken (1974), it is helpful to review the broader history of school segregation and desegregation in the United States first. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in...

Recent reports have once again placed Michigan near the bottom nationally in student academic outcomes. Headlines focus on comparisons—Can Michigan replicate the “Mississippi Miracle”? Should we look to Finland or Norway for the blueprint? These questions are understandable, but at the Equity Collaborative, we believe the most powerful solutions aren’t overseas or out of state. They’re already here. Research on collective efficacy —the shared belief among educators that they can positively...

In Michigan and across the nation, conversations about educational equity often focus on teachers and students. Yet, as Dr. Kyron Harvell’s research makes clear, school leaders—particularly administrators of color—play a critical and often overlooked role in shaping equitable, thriving school communities. Dr. Harvell, principal of Romulus High School and a scholar-practitioner with over two decades of experience in urban education, centers his research on a pressing question: How do...