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August 5, 2024
Schools across America have been introducing yoga and meditation exercises to help young students manage stress and emotions.
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November 16, 2023
A federal survey of nearly every public school in the U.S. has revealed that Black and Latino students are at…
October 18, 2023
The Denver Public Schools system is implementing a plan to improve the academic success of Black students across the district.
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September 19, 2023
Black students find solace and connection with others who shared their experiences. Black students have challenges that must be confronted.
August 29, 2023
Texas has taken over Houston’s public school district.
April 13, 2023
The California Legislature is weighing a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $300 million for low-income schools, but…
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March 27, 2023
The University of Texas at Austin has developed a new outdoor exhibit highlighting the stories of its first Black students…
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December 6, 2022
A southern Minnesota school district voted Monday to accept a $1.1 million state grant meant to help curb drug use…
November 25, 2022
In South Carolina, Charleston County aims to increase the number of Black male teachers in the classroom — 60 more…
October 29, 2022
Concordia University in Montreal has issued a public apology for its handling of an anti-racism protest in the late 1960s.
September 20, 2022
A new innovation hub launched in a historically Black neighborhood of Seattle aims to train Black students in tech, art…
August 31, 2022
Students who spent most of the time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year lost about half an academic year…
August 2, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated enrollment declines in many districts as families switched to homeschooling, charter schools and other options.
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July 10, 2022
Alena Analeigh Wicker, at just 13-years-old, has been accepted into the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine.
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July 9, 2022
A white Kentucky man faces up to five years in prison after infiltrating a fifth grade Zoom class and using…
May 7, 2022
Haley Taylor Schlitz, 19, is set to graduate from Southern Methodist University as the youngest ever Black law school graduate…
April 29, 2022
Parents of Black students at a middle school in Lubbock, Texas are speaking out about their children being racially harassed…
April 11, 2022
Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor died by suicide in November allegedly after constant harassment at her Utah elementary school.
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April 9, 2022
Black students at one Nevada school district are being expelled and disciplined at far higher rates than white students, according…
April 6, 2022
The Sirtify program at Normandale Community College is looking to close the achievement gap between Black and white students.