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News stories often state that black and Latino males have lower test scores and graduation rates than their white and Asian peers, that they’re more likely to...

The ability to speak more than one language can enhance brain function, academic performance and business acumen, linguistic experts said at a U.S. House of Rep...

An increase in low-income and minority-group students will challenge colleges to serve them better...

Calling racial segregation a violation of human rights, two New York City councilors proposed a bill last week that seeks to combat the widespread segregation i...

More low-income Hispanic families are enrolling their children in early childhood care and education services, narrowing long-standing racial gaps in participat...

The U.S. isn’t No. 1 but it’s in the top 10: According to a respected international measure of American student performance in math and science, the nationâ...

Children of undocumented immigrants represent a growing share of U.S. students in kindergarten through 12th grade, a Pew Research Center analysis of American Co...

A child’s race, ethnicity, and immigrant status could determine whether a teacher reaches out to that student’s parents, a new study out of New York Univers...

After months of controversy surrounding a proposed Mexican-American studies textbook that critics called racist and inaccurate, the Texas State Board of Educati...