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Mississippi’s Education Miracle: A Model for Literacy Reform
By Harry Anthony Patrinos, University of Arkansas In a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings, has dramatically improved its student literacy...
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Federal Layoffs Present New Barriers for Black K-12 Students
When the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency began making sweeping cuts to the U.S. government, it not only dismantled entire departments and agencies but rattled Black America:...
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COVID-19 and the Classroom: A Look at How Schools Have Recovered in the Past...
By Gene A. Lambey On Friday, March 13, 2020 teachers and members of the school community had their last normal day in the workforce. As fear of a deadly virus spread, infection rates traveled faster....
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What Happens When Strangers Talk Openly About Race?
The Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire once said that without conversation, there is no room for understanding. Yet for meaningful conversations to be had, people must be willing to show...
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Educators Weigh in on Student Cell Phone Use in the Classroom
By Tashi McQueen Debate is growing as states consider banning cell phone use during the school day. The Illinois Legislature is currently considering a bill that would restrict cell phone use during...
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Why Free Tuition Might Not Help Black Kids Go to Harvard
Last month, when Harvard University announced students whose families earn under $200,000 a year would get free tuition, it looked as if one of the nation’s elite colleges had opened its doors to...
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College DEI Probes Undermine Black HS Success
When the Department of Education announced last month that they would investigate admissions practices at 50 of the nation’s elite colleges and universities, it declared that school DEI policies...
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Why Libraries Are Still a Lifeline for Black K-12 Students
At their best, libraries do more than provide resources — they create belonging. As the nation celebrates National Library Week and its theme “Drawn to the Library,” libraries are among the few public...
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California’s Bold Plan to Transform Reading Instruction
Imagine a Black kid in California starting kindergarten this fall. They’re bright, curious, and, above all — excited about school. Their teacher may be nice enough but inexperienced or untrained in...
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The Casualties in Trump’s Title I War: Millions of Kids
This week, as our nation marks the 60th anniversary of Title I — the federal education funding lifeline created to ensure all students, regardless of income, get a fair shot at an excellent public...
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Black Students Ask: What Does ‘Inclusive Excellence’ Really Mean?
On Jan. 31, Northern Illinois University’s website boldly declared: “At NIU, we’re committed to confronting racism and all forms of discrimination.” The next day, Feb. 1, that language was gone —...
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Black Boys Matter: Why Are They Disappearing From Schools?
In March, when The New York Times reported that 1 in 5 young Black men between the ages of 20 and 24 are neither in school nor employed, longtime educator Dr. David E. Kirkland was not surprised. The...
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In Trump’s War on DEI in Schools, the NAACP Fights Back
If the Department of Education gets its way, your kid’s school will soon be stripped of federal funding used to hire instructional aides, run after-school tutoring programs, and train teachers to...
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Could Florida’s Attack on AP Courses Become a National Trend?
What happens in Florida rarely stays in Florida when it comes to education policy. Now, as the state’s lawmakers advance legislation that would slash state funding for college-level high school...
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Without Pell Grants, Black Students Lose More Than Tuition
For many Black students, college is where truths are learned, relationships are forged, and futures are reimagined. That means access to higher education through federal aid programs like Pell Grants...
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Hardball Student Loan Collections Will Hit Black Borrowers Most
Mark your calendar for May 5 — or maybe circle it in red. That’s when the Department of Education will start collection proceedings on the more than five million people who’ve defaulted on their...
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HBCU Students Form Caucus, Propose Civic Education Bill
By Tannistha Sinha In a history-making move, students from Texas’s nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) formed the state’s first HBCU Legislative Caucus, taking an active role in...
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It’s Not an Epidemic — Black Autistic Students Need Support
After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood before a crowd last week and called autism an “epidemic” and “disease” — a term the scientific community abandoned decades ago —...
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Healing Requires Transparency: Why Students Need Police Accountability
On a chilly day in February, Inara Perryman stood outside Northern Illinois University’s Holmes Student Center, scrolling through her phone when she saw the news: the National Law Enforcement...
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Howard University Named Among Top ‘Opportunity Colleges’ by ACE, Carnegie
By Washington Informer Staff Howard University has been recognized as one of the nation’s top “Opportunity Colleges and Universities – High Access and High Earnings,” the American Council of Education...
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