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Some school districts are moving away from their zero tolerance policies in discipline because they aren’t effective. High dropout and arrest rates, combined with low…

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First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by BET’s 106 & Park today, Friday, Nov. 19, to discuss education and youth empowerment. Mrs. Obama is making the…

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What should we make of the latest indicator of how our children are performing in reading and math? As reported, results from the 2013 National Assessment of Educational…

Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with Shreveport Times reporter, Matt Vines and The Gramblinite’s David Lankster about the financial fall out at Grambling…

You may recall how the old Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington looked more like a prison than an educational institution.  DC officials and Dunbar…

Recognizing the huge disparity of African-American and Hispanic teachers in comparison to their students, the U.S. Department of Education intends to address this issue in…

From the beginning of this year, the U.S. Department of Education acknowledged that Black and Hispanic youth faced harsher discipline than that of their White…

DC public schools is scheduled to close 20 schools that are “underperforming or under enrolled” next year, according to ABC7. Below is a list of schools to be shut down: Francis-Stevens Education Campus Garrison Elementary SChool MacFarland Middle School Sharpe Health School Mamie D. Lee School C.H.O.I.C.E. Academy Middle/High School Marshall Elementary School Spingarn High […]

Most people believe that the gang culture in Oakland, California is only on the streets. We are slowly finding out that it’s also prevalent in…

Although the presidential fight between Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney has been almost universally focused on jobs and the economy, education is another…