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Bettmann / Getty The Secret Network of Black Teachers Behind the Fight for Desegregation
In her new book, Vanessa Siddle Walker reveals how African American educators became the ‘hidden provocateurs’ who spearheaded the push for racial justice in education.
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AP The Forgotten Girls Who Led the School-Desegregation Movement
Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.
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Allison Zaucha The Radical Self-Reliance of Black Homeschooling
Some black parents see teaching their own children as a way of protecting them from the racial disparities of the American education system.
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Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery
A new report finds that the topic is mistaught and often sentimentalized—and students are alarmingly misinformed as a result.
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Daphne Davis / AP A Root Cause of the Teacher-Diversity Problem
Conversations focus on getting more black educators into the profession—but what if the problem starts with bias in hiring practices?
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J Pat Carter / AP The Preventable Problem That Schools Ignore
Educators are ill-equipped to help victims of dating violence.
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Eric Gay / AP Attending a School Named After a Confederate General
Students of color are speaking out about the hardship of being enrolled at institutions with titles that honor histories of racial discrimination.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP How Campus Racism Could Affect Black Students' College Enrollment
With racial discrimination on the rise, students and parents are watching universities’ responses closely, and some say that these concerns could influence decisions of where to attend.
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Eric Gay / AP Do Conversations About Race Belong in the Classroom?
Two decades ago, Beverly Daniel Tatum published a bestselling book on the psychology of racism. Now, with the release of the book’s second edition, she reflects on its relevance to schools today.
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Jim Young / Reuters Why the Myth of Meritocracy Hurts Kids of Color
A new study finds that believing society is fair can lead disadvantaged adolescents to act out and engage in risky behavior.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP How Does Race Affect a Student's Math Education?
A new paper examines the ways “whiteness” reproduces racial advantages and disadvantages.
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Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters Do Healthy Lunches Improve Student Test Scores?
A new study identifies a link between food quality and achievement.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Nonwhite Student Behind the White Picket Fence
Racial diversity is rising in America’s suburban public schools, and many institutions are struggling to provide necessary resources.
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Rich Pedroncelli / AP How Mass Incarceration Pushes Black Children Further Behind in School
A new study shows that the disproportionate imprisonment rates faced by people of color contribute to race-based inequalities in educational attainment.
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Reuters How Teachers Learn to Discuss Racism
Urban-education programs prepare them for imperative contemporary conversations with students.
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Mike Stone / Reuters What Is the Future of the Office for Civil Rights?
Experts with varying opinions weigh in on what the arm of the Department of Education could look like under Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos.
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Charles Platiau / Reuters How Discrimination Shapes Parent-Teacher Communication
A new study suggests race and immigrant status are determining factors in whether or not an educator will reach out to a student’s family.
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Patrick Semansky / AP When For-Profit Colleges Prey on Unsuspecting Students
Without access to counseling in high school, many ambitious yet disadvantaged students still end up in schools where they’re most likely to drop out and accrue lots of debt.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters How the Stress of Racism Affects Learning
A new study shows that the pressures associated with discrimination contribute to the achievement gap.
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Claudia Daut / Reuters Even Black Preschool Teachers Are Biased
A new study shows that African American early educators hold students of the same race to a higher discipline standard.
