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July 15, 2016
Fred Barley, 19, was willing to fight to get his college education and he biked more than 50 miles to
June 24, 2016
For 22 years, there’s been a congressional ban on inmates receiving federal aid for college education, with opponents declaring it unfair that
June 5, 2016
According to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics, black women have become one of the most
May 4, 2016
In a country where a growing share of public schools have minority children, fewer teachers look like them than ever
April 7, 2016
Officials are investigating after video footage emerged showing a San Antonio school officer body-slamming 12-year-old Janissa Valdez to the ground.
March 22, 2016
The school-to-prison pipeline has moved our youth from the American Dream to an American nightmare. Children, who should be given
March 21, 2016
Last month Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant announced a controversial decision to declare April to be Confederate Heritage Month.  He did this
March 21, 2016
The mother of a 6-year-old girl is outraged after she says her daughter was placed in handcuffs under the stairs
March 21, 2016
The mother of a 6-year-old girl is outraged after she says her daughter was placed in handcuffs under the stairs
March 16, 2016
Monday, Georgia school teacher Cory Hunter, resigned from his job after a recording of him berating a student went viral.
March 15, 2016
Motivational speaker Eric Thomas was giving a speech at Vashon High School in St. Louis when things took a turn.
March 12, 2016
Today, a student in America can go from Kindergarten to college and never have one teacher of color. In a
March 12, 2016
A group of teen were upset when their school decided to hold an assembly on rape and domestic violence for…
March 10, 2016
On Wednesday, Newark ordered 30 schools- almost half of its school buildings- to shut down their water fountains after lead…
March 10, 2016
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore schools police officer has been charged after cellphone video surfaced showing an officer slapping and…
March 6, 2016
On February 26, First Lady Michelle Obama surprised students at Watkins Elementary School and John Burroughs Elementary School in Washington,…
February 28, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching a version of “take your child to work day” that’s focused on
February 22, 2016
When students at the C.R. Walker Senior High School in the Bahamas tried to wear their natural hair to school, they
November 9, 2015
A single mother from Illinois and a former gang member from Ohio knew they wanted something more out of his…
October 21, 2015
DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken…