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Folks Are Uniting Against Book Bans
Mychal Threets, a Black librarian and literary activist with a social media following rivaling that of any influencer, has a message for readers struggling to find themselves on shelves due to...
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Why More Families Are Choosing Online Learning: The Rise of Virtual Pre-K
Niyoka McCoy, Ed.D. If you catch a glimpse of 4- and 5-year-olds in attendance of a virtual pre-k classroom, you may witness a chorus of enthusiastic voices singing “The Wheels on the Bus,” with hands...
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How This Organization Helps Families Advocate for Their Kids
Research shows that when Black families have resources and support, their children perform better both inside and outside the classroom in K-12 schools. Research also shows that the effects of...
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How AI Is Shaping the Future of Education
By ReShonda Tate People today must deal with the fact that people skilled in AI will undoubtedly replace those who are not. When it comes to education, how will education and learning be affected by...
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Report Reveals Black Students Face 84% of School Policing Assaults
In October 2015, a Black 16-year-old in Spring Valley High School, South Carolina, was trapped in a headlock, flipped over, and dragged across her classroom by a school police officer when she refused...
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Chicago’s School Crisis Is More Than Just a Budget Problem
When he was sworn in as mayor of Chicago last year, Brandon Johnson, a former negotiator for the city’s teachers union, promised to write a new chapter for Chicago public schools. He vowed that the...
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More Than Numbers: The Harsh Discipline of Black K-12 Girls
It’s no longer a surprising revelation that Black girls are disciplined at disproportionately high rates compared to their peers of other racial backgrounds. However, new data from two women’s...
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Chris Emdin Breaks Down What ‘Rachetdemic’ Really Means
To young, K-12 hip-hop fans, and hip-to-it educators, the word is self-explanatory. To their parents, and tradition-minded teachers, the definition usually needs justification. But Dr. Chris Emdin,...
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The Downfall of School Lunches: Is There Any Real Hope for Progress?
By Editorial In the United States, approximately 30 million children participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) on an average school day. This program provides essential nutritional...
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Zero Math Proficiency: The National Impact on Black Students
In August, the Maryland State Department of Education released the results of the 2023-2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, which were met with disappointment and frustration in Baltimore....
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Black Girls Love Math: Challenging Gender and Racial Stereotypes
By Megan Sayles After two decades in the education system as a math teacher, principal and administrator, Atiyah Harmon noticed a problem: young Black girls in middle school were increasingly...
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Another School District Sued for Not Protecting Black Students
The tactile activity at Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois, began harmlessly enough. The teacher asked students to reach into a small box and describe what they felt. But at the end of...
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The Hidden Cost: How Hurricanes Hit Black Students Harder
In 2017, Christina Boyd-Patterson was a high school senior when the remnants of Hurricane Irma — a Category 5 storm when it hit Texas — swept through Jacksonville, Florida, where she lived and went to...
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Can This HBCU High School Help Black Student Achievement?
In a historic move for education, New York City will see the launch of its first-ever HBCU Early College Prep High School in September 2025. The school, set to open in Southeast Queens, represents an...
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Can Less Mean More? Exploring 4-Day School Weeks
By Dr. Stephanie Boyce In an effort to encourage work-life balance and increase the morale of their employees, many companies now offer the benefit of shortened work weeks. Many of these companies...
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Why Black Kids Need the Education Dept. — and Why Trump Wants it Gone
Donald Trump, the once and perhaps future president, talks about it frequently. Project 2025, the radical conservative blueprint for dismantling the federal government, put it high on the next...
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When Schools Failing to Act Leads to the Death of a Student
When Kaleiah Jones, a Black teenager with a heart condition, collapsed in the hallway of her Norfolk, Virginia, high school in February, her odds for survival were good. Her schoolmates immediately...
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Why the Black Panther Party’s Vision for Education Still Matters
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense turned 58 this October. Its Ten-point Platform and Program, written by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, is as vital as ever. As a Black man who grew up as...
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Digital Missteps Leave Long-Lasting Criminal Scars for Black Students
By Tammie Lang Campbell Last month in Austin, I stood in solidarity with the family and a 14-year-old student who was charged with a terroristic threat after making a joke on social media. This...
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Introducing Youth to the Lives of Great Black Scientists
By D. Kevin McNeir History is full of amazing Black scientists whose lives and accomplishments have routinely been ignored and forgotten because of their race and gender. But being overlooked doesn’t...
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