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$191B in Relief Funds for Schools: Where Did the Money Go?
When the White House set aside $191 billion to help schools reopen safely after COVID-19 lockdown, they saw an opportunity to reverse decades of underinvestment in K-12 schools as well as a chance to...
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Mind, Body, and Spirit: Top Five Ways to Handle School Stress
By Shaela Foster As the holidays inch closer, the load for students of all ages can become heavier. With a full course load comes greater stress and shorter deadlines. These high pressure situations...
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Why Axing the Dept. of Education Hurts Students, Pre-K to College
Terminating the Department of Education is a clear goal of Project 2025, which is rife with terrible ideas that would harm students and schools nationwide. Conservatives have been fixated on this...
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America’s Oldest Black Schoolhouse Restored
By Stacy M. Brown Colonial Williamsburg is nearing completion on the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School, the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in America. Founded in 1760 by...
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Education on the Ballot: What It Means for Black Students
As election day draws near, ballot measures across the country hold unique implications for the future of K-12 education. More importantly, each initiative could meaningfully reshape educational...
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What 3 High School Seniors Really Think About Election 2024
Imagine being 17 and a senior in high school, knowing plenty of issues are on the ballot in this year’s presidential election — but you’re still weeks or months away from being old enough to head to...
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Education on the Ballot: Here’s What Passed
Donald Trump, champion of eliminating the Department of Education and cutting K-12 funding, is returning to the White House. But last night’s presidential election wasn’t the only thing on the ballot...
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Trump’s Coming for Our Schools. Educators Are Ready to Fight
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory, many educators are among those worried about the future of the Black children they teach and protect. And many educators who supported Vice President Kamala...
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New Orleans Schools: Still Separate and Unequal
By Connie L. Schaffer, University of Nebraska Omaha; Martha Graham Viator, Rowan University, and Meg White, Stockton University Sixty-four years ago this November, public schools in New Orleans began...
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Racist Texts Surge Post-Election Against Black Students
Just hours after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency last week, dozens of Black K-12 and college students across the country began receiving racist...
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Check Out These Orgs Prepping Black Kids for Tomorrow’s Jobs
If the American K-12 education system were graded on how well it prepares Black students for the jobs of the future, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math, it probably would fail....
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4 Book Campaigns Bridging the Reading Literacy Divide
Experts have long considered reading the cornerstone of K-12 education. Besides helping practice literacy basics — letters, words, sentence structure — and helping shape school readiness, books can...
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Biden’s Education Summit: The Impact on Black Students
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden recently hosted the “Classroom to Career” Summit at the White House, bringing together approximately 200 education and workforce leaders. The event...
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Master P’s Masterclass Empowers Students
By Sam P.K. Collins Over the course of his nearly 35-year career, Master P cemented his legacy as a Grammy-award winning rap artist and mogul, professional athlete, actor, entrepreneur and...
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Follow These 4 Black TikTok Teachers
Lately, social media has been getting a bad rap: Some say it’s harmful to young people and the government is considering a ban. But in the hands of creative educators, TIkTok can be a powerful tool,...
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Don’t Obey in Advance
On Nov. 5, I hopped off a bus and voted early. It was quick, convenient, and came with two stickers: one for me and one for my son. As I walked out, the volunteers (mostly elder Black women) thanked...
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What Trump’s Education Pick Will Mean for Black Students
In yet another controversial pick for his second-term cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump has named Linda McMahon, co-founder of a pro wrestling league and former head of the federal Small Business...
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Two Weeks After the Election, Here’s Where Students Are
Before the 2024 presidential election, Aissasatou Dia, a senior at Uncommon Charter High School in Brooklyn was concerned about a lot of things: irreversible climate change, spiraling college costs,...
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Which College Degrees Are Least Likely to Land You a Job?
By Laura Onyeneho I’m sure we’ve all heard the classic advice from our parents or relatives at one point in our lives, “Go to college, get a degree, and you’ll land a good job.” But for many graduates...
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Why Culturally Relevant Education Can’t Wait
By Dr. Stephanie Boyce Now, more than ever, public school educators across the country are going to find it necessary to become trained and prepared to create classrooms and learning experiences that...
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