Race and Ethnicity

Whenever you’re dealing with kids as an adult, it’s important to remember they are years away from being fully developed physically, mentally, or emotionally. Even during moments where children misbehave,…

When 80 middle school students from Billy L. Lauffer Middle School, a Title I school in southeast Tucson, hopped off the bus at the University of Arizona, it was not…

A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute released this week studied the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on disparities in reading, mathematics, science and overall academic achievement gaps among…

A predicted decrease in underrepresented minority student college applications has not materialized after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning race-conscious admissions. There was a substantial rise in underrepresented minority student college…

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) often have smaller endowments than large universities, which can limit athletic facility upgrades. That’s why $6.5 million in funding from the Arthur M. Blank…

My Dad was born in Trinidad. My mother is Polish and British. I was born with this beautiful, complicated ancestry. I am an immigrant. I am Black. I am white.…

When people learn that I have a doctorate in educational psychology and quantitative methods, they often assume that I love math. And the truth is, I do now, although that…

Environmental justice in the U.S. has become a sociopolitical challenge to pursue a movement that counters environmental injustices that threaten the viability of many communities. Critical race theory provides a…

New York City Council members will soon call on the city’s Education Department to broaden access to newspapers and journalism at high schools across the five boroughs. Council members are…

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $600 million to the nation’s four historically Black medical schools to help strengthen their endowments and diversify the medical field, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Howard University’s College…

Grading practices in U.S. schools are antiquated and “out of step” with other contemporary K-12 efforts, according to a study published last month by the Equitable Grading Project, a nonprofit…

Some educators say district-provided curricula aren’t culturally relevant and don’t serve student needs. Experts fret that teachers customizing lessons will cause too much drift from standards. It’s a Sunday in…