This week, Twitter banned the accounts of several “alt-right” figures known for their racist views.
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How Discrimination Shapes Parent-Teacher Communication
A new study suggests race and immigrant status are determining factors in whether or not an educator will reach out to a student’s family.
View MoreThe Burden of Being a Black Teacher
Many African American educators say they don’t feel respected or empowered at their schools.
View MoreAnd it don’t stop: Morris Brown College homecoming 2016
The celebration at the embattled HBCU shows the school’s spirit is alive and well.
View MoreSegregation Begins in Pre-K
New York City’s lauded universal pre-K program has a problem when it comes to diversity in the classroom.
View MoreEffort underway to preserve historic buildings on historically Black campuses
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) wants to see more done to restore and preserve historic buildings on traditionally Black campuses as “national treasures,” and it hopes the public will help press U.S. senators Wednesday for at least $5 million in funding toward the effort during National HBCU Week.
View MoreWhen For-Profit Colleges Prey on Unsuspecting Students
Without access to counseling in high school, many ambitious yet disadvantaged students still end up in schools where they’re most likely to drop out and accrue lots of debt.
View MoreThe NAACP opposes charter schools. Maybe it should do its homework
BEFORE NATIONAL board members of the NAACP gather in Cincinnati to decide whether to ratify a call for a moratorium on charter schools, they might want to do a little homework.
View MoreBlack Teachers Matter [Video]
America’s schools desperately need educators like Darlene Lomax. So why are we driving them away?
View MoreMorris Brown College is surviving, hoping to thrive again
Alumni, friends, administration doing what they can until accreditation can be restored
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