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Being Black at America’s Elite Public High Schools

May 19, 2016May 21, 2016Culture, Education

Martin Luther King Day in January—a day set aside to honor a man who fought against racial injustice—two black students at Boston Latin School (BLS) launched a social-media campaign to expose the racially hostile school climate they say exists at America’s first and oldest existing public school.

U.S. Department of Education Received Over 10,000 Civil Rights Complaints in 2015, Working to Address Racial Disparities in School Discipline

May 14, 2016May 19, 2016Community, Education

An overwhelming amount of investigations into civil rights complaints during the 2015 fiscal year has prompted the U.S. Department of Education to address the wide racial disparities in school discipline.

Highest Earning College Majors For African Americans

May 4, 2016Education

College Students who graduate with degrees in undergraduate college majors like pharmaceutical science and computer, chemical and industrial engineering tend to go on to earn high incomes over the course of their careers.