Education

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States are underfunding land-grant HBCUs, but what can we do about it?

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Florida college cancels civil rights lesson after student complaint

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Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach deal after strike

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Principal resigns after complaints on ‘David’ statue nudity

Hope Carrasquilla of Tallahassee Classical School resigned this week after an ultimatum from the school board’s chairman.
/ March 25, 2023
John Torbett sponsors North Carolina critical race theory bill

Dems decry passage of anti-CRT bill in N.C. House

North Carolina Democrats are not pleased with restrictions in the state House GOP's anti-critical race theory bill passed on Wednesday.
/ March 23, 2023
Vanderbilt University

Black physician makes history at Vanderbilt on Match Day

A Florida doctor has become the first Black woman neurosurgeon resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. 
/ March 22, 2023
Publisher removes Rosa Parks race x Gov. Ron DeSantis

Publisher, citing Florida law, scrubs mention that Rosa Parks was a Black woman from textbook

At least one textbook publisher removed mentions of Rosa Parks' race in what they called an effort to adhere to…
/ March 21, 2023
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Parental rights legislation without parental engagement is full of hot air and hidden motives  

If policymakers genuinely want to engage parents and students, they must genuinely embrace diverse voices to do what’s right —…
/ March 21, 2023

Florida may ban girls’ period talk in elementary grades

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.
/ March 19, 2023

District denies student’s claims in Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit

A lawyer for Lexington School District 1 said videos from the hallway shows the incident in question between a teacher…
/ March 19, 2023

Opponents slam Texas’ takeover of Houston schools, a district with mostly Black and Brown students

Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school district.
/ March 16, 2023

State of Texas takes over Houston school district, which is mostly Black, Latino

Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in...
/ March 15, 2023

Colorado finally has its first Black male teacher of the year

A middle-school teacher in Colorado is making history after being named the state's first Black male Teacher of the Year.
/ March 15, 2023

Report: Teacher allegedly called biracial teen ‘mutt,’ made other racist comments

Parents and students want Todd Harvey, a teacher at Wharton High School, fired after decades of him saying racist and…
/ March 15, 2023

Lawsuit says Black family ‘endured unimaginable racism’ at NYC public schools

A lawsuit accuses the school of turning a blind eye to bullying, violence, trauma and dehumanizing treatment of two Black…
/ March 15, 2023