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The Challenging, Often Isolating Work of School District Chief Equity Officers

As some districts try to dismantle racist and biased policies and practices, they are creating high-profile positions to lead that public, sometimes hostile, reckoning.




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Start Early: Close the Achievement Gap Before It Starts

The non-marital birth rate to women age 24 and under was 71 percent in 2017. Here's what that means for educational outcomes and schools, according to guest blogger Ian Rowe.




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Who's to Blame for the Black-White Achievement Gap?

Why don’t black students perform as well as white students on tests? One reporter considers her personal history to understand this disparity.




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How We Talk About the Achievement Gap Could Worsen Public Racial Biases Against Black Students

The way education media and policymakers frame education debates can have longer-term effects on how the public thinks about students, and which policies they are likely to support to improve students' learning.




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I Need More From My Daughter's School Than Lip Service About Racism

Districts must put real action behind their anti-racist statements, writes Funmi Haastrup. Here are five places to start.




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'Was I Part of the Problem?' A Journalist Studies Her Own Reporting on Race

Veteran reporter Debra Viadero invites researchers to scrutinize her decades of reporting for racial bias.




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How to Really Close Opportunity Gaps During Our National Racial Reckoning

"Colorblind" teaching isn’t going to cut it, writes Vanderbilt University’s H. Richard Milner IV.




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Diego from Chile: skater for Jesus

OM Chile's skateboard ministry in Santiago is bearing fruit. Skater Diego gave his life to Jesus, after becoming friends with OM'er Yerko Clavero.




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Churches perform flash mob

Chileans and foreigners perform a flash mob in the largest plaza in Santiago.




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Raising support with rubber ducks

Supporters of an OM worker raise money for her ministry by hosting a rubber duck race.




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Praying for the children

An OM Chile team member visits two children's homes each week to invest in the kids' lives. She asks people to join her in prayer.




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Motivating Chilean churches for missions

God uses an OM Chile team member to encourage churches in the north of the country.




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A week for the Holy Spirit

For two days, the OM Chile Agape Team share with homeless people about the Holy Spirit and witness miracles.




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Fellowship beyond borders

Marloes Achterveld, from the Netherlands, shares about falling in love with the people of Curarrehue in southern Chile during OM Chile's Intensive Missions Training.




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Storytime, Meet Number Play: Early Math in the Home Matters for Later Skills

Preschool-age children who frequently play number-related games at home show better math skills and growth by the end of kindergarten, finds a new study in the journal Child Development.




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Pray for Uzbeks

In learning the Uzbek language, OMers gain insights into Uzbek culture and worldview, thus gaining greater understanding in how to pray for them.




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Glorifying God through an unexpected gift

An OMer in Kazakhstan tells of a Kazakh friend and believer who, finding herself pregnant again before she is ready, wrestles with cultural norms.




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A message of forgiveness

The 2012 movie of 'Les Miserable' provides an opportunity in Kazakhstan to discuss faith, forgiveness and obedience.




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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

A worker in Kazakhstan notes the impact of the gospel on the Kazakh language.




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God works when the lights go out

An electricity cut offers an opportunity for a Central Asian believer to share stories from the Bible with her family, who normally wouldn’t listen.




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Seeking work but finding faith

An Uzbek woman travels to Russia in search of work and finds God instead.




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Prepared beforehand

A new worker is able to use his profession to reach out in Central Asia.




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The long arm of the Lord

A moving story of the anti-human trafficking outreach in Central Asia.




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Connecting to worship in Central Asia

An app of praise and worship songs is allowing Central Asian believers to share and access music in their heart languages.




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Stories from the Silk Road

Participants serving in the annual Central Asian outreach experience God in new ways when they leave their comfort zones.




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Scripture for Central Asia

Books played an important role in Aslan's salvation. Now he provides literature to other Central Asians.




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Inspiring creativity and worship

A new recording studio aims to bring Central Asian musicians together for collaboration and worship.




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Transformational technology

OM workers in Central Asia use technology to develop new discipleship and worship tools for local believers.




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Breaking barriers for homeless ministry

A worker uses previous experience with homeless ministry to reach out in Central Asia and introduce his church to people they could serve.




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Transformational thinking

One OM couple uses Transformation Prayer Ministry to help followers of Jesus in Central Asia find freedom from lies they have believed.




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The need to be important

A young Kurd struggles with feeling unimportant in the world, while another no longer worries because he knows who he is in Christ.




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European youth gather for second-ever Mission-Net Congress

Mission-Net welcomes more than 2,500 people and 110 mission organisations from Europe and other parts of the world to Erfurt, Germany, this week.




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Power of the arts for witness

Artists, church leaders and business leaders will gather from 3-6 May for OM Arts International's first European Art Forum in Mosbach, Germany.




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Cycling for missions

Today, OM Germany Field Leader Tobias Schultz sets off on a 14-day bicycle tour through Germany, visiting OM teams in Hamburg, Halle/Saale and Heilbronn.




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An "out of this world" experience

Thousands of Teenstreet participants are challenged to join the work in God's plentiful harvest.




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Truth and authority

Two Pakistani men understand the meaning of Jesus' ascension through reading the Bible with an OM Germany's Xenos team member.




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OMNIvision: Setting the stage for God to work

OMNIvision works behind the scenes at TeenStreet, OM’s international youth congress, providing top quality video for thousands of teens.




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Growing before going

Mosbach, Germany :: New crewmembers participate in OM’s GO Conference in Mosbach, Germany before heading for the ship.




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Transform 2016: Bringing love from the Sunshine State

During a Transform outreach in Germany, a short-term team enjoys God’s provision of good weather as they facilitated outdoor children’s programmes for refugees.




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Time for transition

Long-term workers transition from the Near East Field to Germany to serve Syrians and equip churches to reach out to refugees.




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Intercessory prayer

One cabin on the Riverboat was specially set aside as a prayer room to encourage intercessory prayer at all times.




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Worth braving the snow

Riverboat community members braved an unforeseen snowfall to reach out to the people of Mannheim, Germany.




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The God of India, Singapore and the Middle East

Doron's experience on Logos Hope shows him God's faithfulness and uncovers leadership abilities he is using today in a new role.




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PM Modi To Visit Nigeria, Guyana, And Brazil For G20 Summit, Next Week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Brazil to attend the annual G20 summit and to Nigeria and Guyana as part of a three-nation visit beginning November 16, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.




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Top Court Verdict Tomorrow On Pan-India Property Demolition Guidelines

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Wednesday on pleas seeking framing of guidelines on the demolition of properties in the country.




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Big Top Court Verdict On 'Bulldozer Justice' Today, Pan-India Norms Expected

After making strong observations on the practice of demolishing houses of criminals to send out a strong message against crime, which has come to be known as 'bulldozer justice', the Supreme Court is expected to issue a set of pan-India guidelines fo




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In Major Push For Nuclear Power, India Asks States To Set Up Reactors

India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge.




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Delhi AQI "Very Poor" For 14th Day, Temperatures Likely To Drop From Nov 17

Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" for a 14th consecutive day on Tuesday, with an AQI reading of 334, as vehicular emission was the biggest contributor to the city's pollution, accounting for 15.4 per cent.




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Mithun Chakraborty's Wallet Not Stolen, Has Been Found: BJP

The BJP on Tuesday rejected the assertion that actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty's purse was stolen during a rally in Jharkhand's Dhanbad, claiming that it was misplaced and later found.




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Watch: Passengers Run For Safety As Cruise Ship Tilts In The Atlantic Ocean

Dramatic footage from onboard the cruise ship captures passengers stumbling to maintain balance as the ship tilts severely to one side