Posts Tagged ‘Black Students’
Some Black FIU students feel unsafe and unheard after campus group’s racist texts
Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat.
Read MoreHunter College to Review Professor’s ‘Abhorrent’ Remarks at Meeting
The teacher, who was unaware she could be heard, said her entire comment wasn’t heard and she was describing racist tropes to her child.
Read MoreHow Milwaukee residents and civil rights activists pushed Milwaukee Public Schools to desegregate
Wisconsin Watch catalogs nearly 30 years of activism that finally led to desegregation in Milwaukee’s schools.
Read MoreWhy Black Teens Are Less Supportive of School Cellphone Bans
While some cheer on cell phone bans, others worry that they will be unfairly enforced and used to punish students who already face more bias.
Read MoreWhy Tracking Racial Disparities in Special Education Still Matters
Race has a complicated relationship with learning disabilities and education disparities that is often overlooked.
Read MoreEducation Dept. Scrambles as Civil Rights Backlog Explodes
The Education Department is asking hundreds of employees from the Office of Civil Rights to come back to work to deal with civil rights complaints.
Read MoreAmerica Needs More Black Teachers. Some Colleges Aren’t Helping
U.S. teacher preparation programs are graduating cohorts that are less diverse than their state’s teacher workforce.
Read MoreBillionaire MacKenzie Scott makes more historic donations to HBCUs
This recent $200 million donation adds to Mackenzie Scott’s previous $70 million donation to HBCUs earlier this year.
Read MoreAsian American Students Increase at Harvard, as Black Students Decline
The ban on affirmative action, including considring race in admissions, had led to a drop in Black students at Harvard and other elite schools.
Read MoreDrop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
Examining years in which Pell grants were reduced shows that Black students, especially in southern states, were hit the hardest by the cuts.
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