A Lamar High School student sparks outrage after attending an off-campus party Saturday (4/09/16) in blackface. A screenshot of a Snapchat video recorded at the party appears to show a teen in black paint on her face and wearing a T-shirt with the face of the late rapper Tupac. The party, that was off-campus, was […]
A Baltimore school police officer, captured slapping and kicking a student last month in a viral video, will not face child abuse charges, reports The Baltimore Sun.
Researchers found that white male teachers are 10 to 20 percent more likely to have low expectations for Black female students.
The unnamed male teacher at Green County High School in Greensboro, Georgia, is accused of calling Shaniaya Hunter, "the dumbest girl I have ever met." The comment came after Shaniaya experienced a number of absences due to an eye condition and asked the teacher in December for assistance catching up on her work, reports the New York Daily News.
Scores of Boston Public School students walked out of class to protest proposed education budget cuts. They gave voice to fears about how cuts would harm their education.
candidate running for the Texas State Board of Education -- who, if elected, will determine what goes into children's textbooks -- is facing backlash over comments made on social media about President Obama and the Civil War.
The video, which shows the unidentified officer slapping the teenager twice -- loud enough to hear the impact -- before kicking he or she as they walk down the stairs, has prompted the suspension of both officers involved in the incident.
We were all in it together! Every kid left school with a bag full of candy and a happy heart.
Report shows that Black kids are beat twice as much as their White peers in school.
What a special treat! This past Friday FOX 26 came by Gregory Lincoln Education Center to check out my I’m Me Tour! Thanks Tatiana, Maggie and Jane for empowering our girls! I’m so glad the city was able to see what we are all about and check out our amazing girls! Big thanks to our […]
It's rare for young rappers these days to speak on anything that isn't about turning up at the club, getting girls, or doing drugs. Vince Staples is clearly a different breed.
Police in California have confirmed that all Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed Tuesday morning due to a credible threat of violence to multiple campuses, the LA Times reports. LAUSD has more than 900 schools serving 700,000 students. Authorities are planning a search operation of all campuses. According to LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who called the threat “rare,” […]
