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Hampton University Announces New School of Religion
One of the most exciting pieces of news from the 2024 Hampton Ministers Conference is the launch of Hampton University’s School of Religion, which offers the usual degrees in religion and theology,...
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The Surprising Reason Black Schools Face a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ This Fall
If, as the saying goes, you shouldn’t let a crisis go to waste, then the federal government did just that when it passed the first round of multiple-billion-dollar payments to help shut-down schools...
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How DEI Rollbacks at Colleges Set Back Learning
By JT Torres, Washington and Lee University Just four years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, almost every college and university in the U.S. had at least one diversity, equity, and inclusion...
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Why Is Roc Nation Helping Fund Private Schools?
For decades, school choice — the education strategy of using taxpayer money to pay private-school tuition for kids attending failing K-12 public schools — has been a political football for...
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Amazon Opens Drone Academy at Howard University Amid DEI Rollbacks Across U.S.
By Eden Harris In a world with diversity efforts being rolled back because of a rise in conservative pushback, Amazon launched its weeklong Drone Academy at Howard University to promote diversity in...
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‘What’s Going On?’ The Fate of Art and Soul in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t interested in being a leader. Leaders listen to the people, even those they don’t agree with, in order to foster democracy and empathy for the communities they’ve been...
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Teachers as Likely to Leave the Classroom Now as Last Year
It’s no secret. Teachers are tired, overworked, overlooked, and flat-out under paid. Although many of the conversations about hiring and retaining teachers — especially Black teachers — were being...
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Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors Amid Attacks on Diversity Efforts
By Lauren Sausser JACKSON, Miss. — Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after sustaining three gunshot wounds....
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We Need Black Teachers in More Ways Than You Think
For grade-school teachers, keeping up with student slang is a race as old as the teaching profession itself, and one they can never win. Changing as quickly as the weather, the hot slang word or...
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Anti-DEI Laws Could Make the Black Doctor Shortage Even Worse
By now, it’s clear: a shortage of Black doctors is shortening the lives of Black people. Stemming from Jim Crow-era oppression, politicians and activists have tried to address the shortage with plans...
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Arrest in Schools Double When Police Are Involved
The school-to-prison pipeline — the punishment of Black K-12 students, especially boys, who are funneled from school into the criminal justice system — is well known. But a new government analysis has...
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College May Not Be the ‘Great Equalizer’
By Jessi Streib, Duke University The idea that a college degree levels the playing field for students of different socioeconomic classes has been bolstered in recent years. Research from 2011 and...
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Public Schools Struggle With Overcrowding, Lack of Resources, and Behavioral...
By editorial Public K-12 schools are pivotal in shaping the future of students, but they face several challenges that can hinder the educational experience. One significant issue is overcrowded...
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NationHouse Marks 50 Years of Academics, Culture and ‘Re-Afrikanization’
By Sam P.K. Collins Earlier this year, Necilia Jones’ youngest son, DeAngelo Kwabena Jones-Sharpe, wrapped up his studies at the independent African-centered school NationHouse with a graduation...
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Schools Want Ten Commandments Displays, But Can Kids Read Them?
Political scientists define the “culture war” as a conflict between social groups attempting to impose their values on society. Every rule, ordinance, regulation, ballot initiative, and court decision...
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Biden Administration Announces $1.2 Billion More in Student Debt Forgiveness
By Stacy M. Brown The Biden administration announced Thursday the forgiveness of $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 public service workers, including teachers, nurses, and firefighters. The...
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School Interventions Offer Best Shot at Reducing Youth Violence
By Laura Voith, Case Western Reserve University Black youth show up in emergency rooms with gunshot wounds or other violent injuries at an alarming and disproportionate rate in the United States. Some...
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UW’s AVELA Empowers Underrepresented Students in STEM Through Mentorship and...
By Kiara Doyal AVELA – A Vision for Engineering Literacy & Access, a registered non-profit student group at the University of Washington (UW), focuses on bridging opportunity gaps in public...
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COVID-19 Devastated Teacher Morale − and it Hasn’t Recovered
By Lesley Lavery, Macalester College, and Steve Friess, University of Michigan Kansas faces the worst teacher shortfall in its history. The 4,000 teaching vacancies Florida faces as the new school...
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D.C. Board of Education Passes Resolution in Support of Nixing Legacy Admissions
By Megan Sayles The D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE) has endorsed a call to cut deference to donor families and halt legacy admissions in the District’s private and public colleges. During a July...
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