education

The second biggest school district in Louisiana has been hit with claims of racism and discrimination after many children, including an eighth grader allegedly detained…

President Obama announced Thursday that a new initiative will provide more than $250M in free e-books to low-income students, according to the Associated Press. But…

One prisoner has gone to one of the world’s biggest publications to share his views that more correctional facilities should give inmates a chance to…

Why are we medicating so many of our young African-American males for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Recent studies show that there’s a 70 percent increase…

While African-Americans have made significant social and economic strides since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Black community continues to face…

The rekindled relationship between the United States and Cuba has taken yet another step forward. On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Obama plans…

The school choice battle rages on — public school proponents believe their way of implementing education is the best way, while proponents of charter schools…

Alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have long been criticized for failing to give back after graduation, studies show. In turn, most HBCUs…

Let Girls Learn officially launched at a special presentation at The White House on Tuesday. Let Girls Learn is a global effort to promote education…

  A new report shows that U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever. The data, which was released by…

One summer about a million years ago, when I was 18, I went to community college to take some classes to transfer back to the university…

Chicago-bred rapper Common (pictured) is known for his socially conscious music; Sunday night at the Golden Globes, he delivered a moving speech about how what happened…