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The complexity around covering issues of segregation was in high gear in June when investigative writer Nikole Hannah-Jones documented in the New York Times mag...

This special, morning-long session features a series of speakers aiming to illuminate under-recognized or under-reported facets of the challenges of providing e...

Developing a phone app to ensure students know their rights. Crafting legislation to advocate for student press freedom. Creating a civic engagement class. Thos...

Students of color represent more than half of the United States’ public school population, but their parents are the most underrepresented group of stakeholde...

If you haven’t yet heard of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the use of race as a factor in college admissions, you may have at least seen the #B...

The grim subject of violent attacks in schools seems unlikely to go away...

Some student assessments don’t look much like standardized tests at all, even when they’re being used for school accountability...

As education becomes increasingly digital, it creates a world of opportunities for students, who can now visit world-famous museums or collaborate with other st...

Tuition-free and debt-free college, the two ambitious campaign proposals from Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton respectively...