Education

The largest school district in Texas has found itself at the center of criticism following a decision to repurpose their…
/ August 1, 2023
scholarship
The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) has welcomed 132 new scholarship recipients from 26 states who will study at…
/ August 1, 2023
Republicans Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, Wesley Hunt and John James spoke out against notion that enslaved people benefited from slavery.
/ July 30, 2023
Homeless students fell through the cracks during the pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable…
/ July 29, 2023
The decision to ban AP African American studies courses in some states may have increased students desire to learn about…
/ July 29, 2023
The board of University of North Carolina voted to bar the use of “race, sex, color or ethnicity” in admissions…
/ July 29, 2023
Occidental College, a private school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court…
/ July 28, 2023
Florida Black history teachings -- Rep. Byron Donalds
Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida's only Black Republican congressman, is against teaching students that Black people benefited from slavery.
/ July 28, 2023
Ron DeSantis, erasing Black history, theGrio.com
White washing slavery: Why some people believe black people benefitted from being enslaved; and the debate around that belief
/ July 28, 2023
Alpha Phi Alpha moves national convention from Florida
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity has decided to relocate its 2025 general convention out of Florida because of the state's racist…
/ July 27, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic had a stark negative impact on students’ math scores, new data from Michigan shows.
/ July 27, 2023
Missouri schools anti-racism policy
A conservative majority school board in Missouri has made the decision to revisit an anti-racism policy before its coming expiration.
/ July 26, 2023