Black Students Are Disproportionately Disciplined in Public Schools
A study by the Government Accountability Office finds that black students, boys, and students with disabilities were disproportionately disciplined.
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The Recent Teacher Strikes Are About More Than Just Teachers
Is a new model of teacher protest emerging?
Scenes From Student Walkouts Against Gun Violence
Today marks one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
How Immigration Crackdowns Are Hurting America’s Poorest Schools
Teachers around the country report emotional and behavioral problems among their students as a result of ICE raids. Even kids from families under no danger of deportation are affected.
Which Students Are Still at Risk for Corporal Punishment?
The students most at risk for corporal punishment include the most vulnerable groups, such as black students and those with disabilities.
How Dividing County School Districts Can Lead to de Facto Segregation
In states like North Carolina, splitting up county-wide school systems often results in unequal access to resources separated down racial lines.
Putting White Parents on the Frontlines of School Integration
A conversation with Integrated Schools founder Courtney Everts Mykytyn about why parents trump policy when it comes to putting integration into practice.
The Beleaguered State of Inner-City Schools
Poorly built schools have detrimental effects on the students who attend them, but no easy solution is in sight.
Our Best Education Stories of 2017
Tracking a year in education through a cycle of failed reforms, teen YouTube geniuses, and a path forward for school integration.
The Thomas Fire Is Worsening the Housing Crisis for Vulnerable Students
Ventura and Santa Barbara County schools must prepare to help students who have been pushed into housing instability as a result of the wildfire.