News & Commentary about Race and Inequality in Education

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In this Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Officer Rick Moore of the Oakland school district police patrols Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, Calif.

Sep 14, 2023

This Student Fought a School Fine for Four Years

Library protest.A person walks past empty shelves at the library in Stony Stratford, near Milton Keynes, after residents have spent the week withdrawing their maximum allowance of books to stop the council's plans to close it as part of budget cuts.

Sep 7, 2023

Why Is Texas Eliminating School Libraries?

A professor holding a lecture to a group of students.

Sep 6, 2023

Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Jul 12, 2023

Moving Beyond the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings

Jul 6, 2023

Supreme Court Term in Review: Reconciling Our Losses and Wins

Jun 29, 2023

Special Edition: The Supreme Court Overturns Affirmative Action

Jun 1, 2023

The Fight For Indigenous Education

Ashley Lomboy (left) and her son Logan (right).

Mar 22, 2023

My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'

Sep 8, 2022

This Podcast Could Be Banned in Florida Schools

A stack of books behind a chain-link fence.

Apr 18, 2022

A Student’s Journey: Fighting for Education Rights While in Prison