This issue of on_education explores the multifaceted nature of discrimination in education across diverse national and institutional contexts. The contributions examine how discrimination manifests in school curricula, higher education structures, and everyday educational practices—often in ways shaped by race, gender, class, and language. Authors address the limitations of current anti-discrimination policies, the persistence of structural inequalities, and the tensions between policy intentions and lived experiences. Using empirical, historical, and theoretical approaches, the articles engage critically with topics such as affirmative action, the role of educators and parents in reproducing or challenging bias, and the potential of critical theory to uncover systemic exclusion. The issue brings together voices from various regions including the United States, India, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands, and invites readers to reflect on how educational institutions both reflect and shape broader societal dynamics of discrimination.
on_education publishes three issues a year. Each issue focuses on one topic of current interest and contains a minimum of five short essays or opinion pieces by invited contributors. An editorial provides an overview of the issue and an introduction to the debate in question.