Critics of the proposal say the rules are overly restrictive and would stymie the growth of charter schools, whose 3.6 million students are largely Black and Hispanic.
Author: Erica L. Green
Lawsuit Charges Walden University Preyed on Black and Female Students
The suit claims Walden University not only misrepresented the costs and credits required for an advanced degree but also engaged in “reverse redlining” by targeting minority communities.
At Harvard, a Confederate flag spurred Jackson to act.
Caught in a Culture War, Georgetown Day School Holds Fast to Its Mission
After Republicans attacked the school during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, parents, students and alumni said they firmly embraced its values.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices While at Harvard
A look at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s career as a Harvard student shows her early passion for justice, and her strong sense of identity.
The Students Returned, but the Fallout From a Long Disruption Remained
“They’re like, ‘The world’s out of control, why should I be in control?’” the principal of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., said of some of his struggling students.
New Leader Pushes Teachers’ Union to Take On Social Justice Role
Becky Pringle, the country’s top Black labor leader, has plunged the National Education Association into the reckoning unfolding in public schools.
Democrats’ Bill Would Deny For-Profit College Students Extra Aid
Critics say a little-noticed provision would hurt the very constituencies — people of color, the working class, low-income Americans — that the party typically champions.
‘Promises Made Just Have to Be Promises Kept’: Black Colleges Feel Stung by Democrats
A rift is forming over a plan to provide only $2 billion out of the $20 billion President Biden proposed to help level the playing field in his social spending package.
Educator’s Black Lives Matter Email Upends Her District
A Black superintendent’s email to parents after the killing of George Floyd engulfed a small, predominantly white Maryland community in a yearlong firestorm.