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School Improvement. 20.  \n[https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cepare_improvement/20](https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cepare_improvement/20)  \nThis Study is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation (CEPARE) at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in School Improvement by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [jessica.c.hovey@maine.edu](jessica.c.hovey@maine.edu).  \nSupporting Equity in Maine Schools  \nPrepared by:  \nAngela Atkinson Duina  \nMella McCormick  \nPatrick Hartnett Amy Johnson  \nKristin Rogers  \nJune 2022  \nMaine Education Policy Research Institute University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME  \nTable of Contents  \nINTRODUCTION 1  \nBACKGROUND 3  \nDefining Educational Equity 3  \nHistory of Educational Equity 4  \nMeasuring and Achieving Educational Equity 5  \nUnderstanding Conflicts Around Equity 5  \nMETHODOLOGY 6  \nFINDINGS 11  \nOrigins of the Districts’ Current Equity-Focused Work 11  \nActualizing the Work: Objectives and Scope 14  \nFactors Enabling Productive Equity Work in School Districts 16  \nChallenges and Obstacles to Productive Equity Work in School Districts 19  \nWhat do educational leaders think is needed to support the work going forward? 19  \nCONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 22  \nREFERENCES 24  \nAUTHORS 25  \nAPPENDICES 26  \nAppendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Protocol 26  \nAppendix B: District Case Summaries 30  \nDistrict A Case Summary 31  \nDistrict B Case Summary 33  \nDistrict C Case Summary 35  \nDistrict D Case Summary 37  \nDistrict E Case Summary 38  \nDistrict F Case Summary 41  \nDistrict G Case Summary 46  \nDistrict H Case Summary 48  \nSupporting Equity in Maine Schools  \nAngela Atkinson Duina [angela.atkinson@maine.edu](angela.atkinson@maine.edu)  \nMella McCormick [mella.mccormick@maine.edu](mella.mccormick@maine.edu)[ ](mella.mccormick@maine.edu)Patrick Hartnett [patrick.hartnett@maine.edu](patrick.hartnett@maine.edu)  \nAmy Johnson [amyj@maine.edu](amyj@maine.edu)  \nKristin Rogers [kristin.rogers@maine.edu](kristin.rogers@maine.edu)  \nIntroduction  \nEach year, the Maine Education Policy Research Institute conducts policy research in select topic areas for the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. Ideas for studies are proposed in winter by a steering committee of education stakeholders, and final selections are made in late spring by the legislators. The issues that are most pressing at the time the plan is finalized often have a strong influence on which topics are selected. This current study, focused on equity in schools, is a prime example.  \nIn the spring of 2021, there were numerous events at the national, state, and local levels that involved race, racism, class, and inequity in our society. On one front, Maine legislators in the 130th session were deliberating bills seeking statutory solutions to improve racial equity—such as L.D. 2, which would eventually result in a pilot study to develop racial impact statementson proposed legislation. On another front, public school leaders were wrestling with day-to-day challenges of responding to students, parents, and community members who were curious or critical about their districts’ practices – and who came at questions of equity from a variety of perspectives, including conflicting ones. 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