Education

The invisible lives of Black student fathers

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Who’s the Black woman on today’s Google doodle? The woman who taught Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson, that’s who 

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George Washington Univ. says it’ll stop using ‘colonial’, but not until a year from now 

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University settles suit with group that argued school policy banning slurs, stereotyping violated free speech 

“Universities across the country should be put on notice that overbroad policies designed to chill student speech will not be…
/ June 16, 2022

Covid funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools

The pandemic has highlighted disparities in structural improvements and air quality in schools—and how both can impair learning.
/ June 16, 2022

BlackRock’s new program helps NBA draft picks secure their financial future, build generational wealth

The iShares Future Baller$ program is working with five players expected to go in the first round, including Purdue's Jaden…
/ June 15, 2022

Math teacher is a fraction of a percentage point from making it to the runoff for superintendent of California’s schools

Ainye Long, a middle school department chair of mathematics and the only woman in the race, could face off with…
/ June 14, 2022

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Impaired vision can have far-reaching effects on children's education and quality of life, including poor academic performance.
/ June 14, 2022

City honors man who fought to integrate U of Fla. law school, then gave up his fight so Black people could earn master’s degrees 

A new plaque honoring the legacy of Virgil D. Hawkins was mounted at the site of his former law office…
/ June 14, 2022

BLM, Obama presidency lead to more Black high school graduates making HBCUs their first choice

Black Lives Matter and Barack Obama have prompted more Black high school graduates to turn to HBCUs for higher learning.
/ June 13, 2022

La. exhibit tells story of nearly 300 enslaved people Georgetown University sold to pay off its debt

"GU272 and Ascension Parish: The Jesuit and Episcopal Connection to Slavery" is a project of the River Road African American…
/ June 13, 2022

‘Born in Slavery’ shares stories of formerly enslaved people. We’ve included the link to read their words ahead of Juneteenth

More than 2000 first-person accounts of slavery in America have been compiled for a collection that is now available online. 
/ June 13, 2022

Michigan State names Sharonda McDonald-Kelley head softball coach

Sharonda McDonald-Kelley is taking over the head softball coach position for the Michigan State University Spartans.
/ June 12, 2022

Study: Having head touched without permission adds to kids’ negative experiences about wearing natural hair

The study was spawned by incidents of girls facing suspensions and exclusion from extracurricular fun due to their hair styles. 
/ June 7, 2022

Leaked report: Harvard museum contains remains of 19 formerly enslaved people and nearly 7,000 indigenous people

Committee chairperson displeased that the student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, published "outdated" information.
/ June 3, 2022