News & Commentary about Race and Inequality in Education

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Sep 20, 2018

2 Native American Teens Were Reported to Police for Joining a Campus Tour. Now We’re Stepping In.

Sep 18, 2018

Some Schools Need a Lesson on Students’ Free Speech Rights

Aug 30, 2018

Federal Data Shows Public Schools Nationwide Are a Hotbed of Racial Injustice

Jul 9, 2018

The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way

Jul 3, 2018

DeVos Doesn’t Believe that Promoting Racial Diversity in Schools Is a Worthwhile Cause

Jul 2, 2018

Innocent Students Are Getting Criminalizing Probation in One California County

May 21, 2018

South Carolina Legislature Repeals Racist ‘Disturbing School’ Law for Students

May 17, 2018

Brown v. Board Made It to 64. But How Much Longer Will It Survive?

Group of students protesting in the street

Mar 12, 2018

Schools Should Use Walkouts in Protest of Gun Violence as a Teaching Moment

Aug 2, 2017

Donald Trump Continues His Assault on the Most Vulnerable Among Us