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Mike Blake / Reuters Patriotism and Protest Under Friday Night Lights
High-school students grapple with questions of race and identity following Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem.
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Mike Groll / AP When School Feels Like Prison
A new study shows that campuses with larger populations of students of color are more likely to use harsh surveillance techniques.
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Jim Young / Reuters Chicago's Inescapable Segregation
The racial separation that permeates nearly every aspect of life in the Windy City is inexcusable.
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Jason Redmond / Reuters The Long-Term Effects of Social-Justice Education on Black Students
A new study shows such courses prompted self-exploration and openness in marginalized kids.
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Sam Price-Waldman / The Atlantic Where Are All the Principals of Color?
As the public-school population continues to grow more diverse, the percentage of nonwhite school leaders has remained relatively stagnant.
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Mike Groll / AP When Black and White Children Grow Apart
Research shows that interracial friendships decline as kids enter adolescence—and that teachers may play a role.
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David Goldman / AP Learning Behind Bars
Why doesn’t education in juvenile detention facilities get any attention or support?
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Alex Brandon / AP Undocumented and Black
A recent college graduate shatters the perception that immigration reform is only a Latino issue.
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Stephan Savoia / AP Being Black at America's Elite Public High Schools
The complacency and inaction of school administrators following incidents of racism isn’t confined to college campuses.
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Jae C. Hong / AP When All Kids Eat for Free
Congress is considering a rule change to the school-nutrition law that would bar thousands of schools from offering complimentary lunch to all students.
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Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters How Internet Filtering Hurts Kids
Zealously blocking their access to certain websites can end up undermining learning.
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Dado Ruvic / Reuters How Effective Are ‘Career Academies’?
The schools-within-schools blend traditional and technical courses to try to smooth the transition from high school to working life—but they may inadvertently propagate inequality.
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Victor Björkund / Flickr Those Urban-Education Heroes
Some teachers worry about the growing popularity of books and movies about poor city schools lead to damaging myths about their students and communities.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Obama and the Kids
What has having a black president meant to America’s preteens?
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Brynn Anderson / Reuters The Black Girl Pushout
Monique W. Morris, the co-founder of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute, offers tactics to work against damaging stigmas.
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Ross D. Franklin / AP The Ongoing Battle Over Ethnic Studies
A new study suggests that such courses can dramatically elevate the achievement of at-risk students. But is that enough proof that they’re worth the investment?
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Mark Lennihan / AP Will the Push for Coding Lead to ‘Technical Ghettos’?
The emphasis on knowing Java and JavaScript could put students of color on the bottom rung of the tech workforce.
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Jay Reeves / AP Black History Month in Schools—Retire or Reboot?
Now in its 40th year, questions remain about the value of commemorating it in classrooms.
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Wilfredo Lee / AP The Promise of Integrated Schools
New research shows more districts opting for diverse schools, as others face resistance.
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Mike Blake / Reuters What Do Unpaid Lunch Tabs Mean for Schools?
Some schools are tossing out the lunches of those who don’t pay. Others provide free meals to all.
