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Black Students Are Three Times More Likely to Be Suspended Than Their White Classmates

New data from the Office of Civil Rights provides hard evidence of prejudice against black and Latino students in America's education system.

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A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School

13-year-old Jada Williams' essay compared Douglass' story about being kept from reading with her experience in a struggling school.

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A City Education: Why Adults Must Model Racial Unity for Students

"Mister, why do you hang out with him?" a Latino seventh-grader student asked my teammate Ricky at lunch.

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The School-to-Prison Pipeline is the New Jim Crow

"Cradle to college" isn't what schools have in store for black students in America.

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What Teachers Can Learn from Hip-Hop Culture

Hip hop's premium on fresh new ideas and entrepreneurship could be exactly what's needed to save our schools.

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Community College Students Need Federal Loans, Too

Over one million community college students in 31 states can't borrow federal student loans. What gives with this unequal practice?

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KIPP's Graduation Rate Stats Spark Charter School Debate

Data from the charter school network shows a higher college graduation rate than for students attending regular public schools.

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A More Diverse Class of 2015: Harvard Accepts Record Numbers of Black and Latino Students

Of course, the overall admission rate was lower than ever: 6.2 percent.

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Mock Slave Auctions: How Not to Teach Kids About America's History

When it come to educating kids about slavery, teachers should think twice about the appropriateness of their hands on learning activities.

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Could One Hour of Therapy Boost Black Student Achievement?

A new study suggests confidence building psychological exercises can help close the achievement gap

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Do We Need College Scholarships for White Men?

A new Texas nonprofit says being male and white doesn't help you pay for college, so they're starting a scholarship program just for white men.

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Geoffrey Canada Tells Stephen Colbert Racism Has Nothing to Do with the Achievement Gap

The Waiting for Superman star says teachers unions are to blame for everything wrong in public education.

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The Black Youth Project Adds a New Voice to the Education Reform Conversation

Want to close the achievement gap? Pay attention to what black youth think.