Investing in a diverse and well-supported educator workforce is an economic necessity to ensure that all students have access to high-quality education and the opportunity to succeed in college, career, and civic life.
Category: Education
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Survey Finds 6 in 10 Black Teens Use AI for Schoolwork, Raising Equity Concerns
Black students are more likely to use AI chatbots to help them with their schoolwork than their white peers, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, raising concerns about the potential for racial bias in the technology.
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Black Students Still Left Behind Despite Gains in Predominantly Black Schools
Despite making the biggest academic gains of any group since 2020, predominantly Black schools are still the least likely to be fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the fact that they had to catch up from a larger academic deficit.
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Building Pathways for Girls: The Impact of Yes Girls Create’s Mentorship Programs
Yes Girls Create is a New York-based nonprofit that empowers girls ages 8-18 through creativity, mentorship, and wellness programming, providing safe and affirming spaces for girls to explore their talents and build confidence.
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The Real Cost of ‘Sinners’ Success: College, Black Excellence, and Power
The success of Ryan Coogler’s film “Sinners” has sparked a conversation about the role of education in Black excellence, highlighting the structural barriers that prevent Black and Brown students from accessing power-shaping education and the need for expanded choice and opportunity.
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Trump Administration Slashed Staff, Gutted Education Department’s Civil Rights Office
The Trump administration’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) dismissed nearly every discrimination complaint it received last year, costing taxpayers up to $38 million, and leaving students without clear direction and families without answers.
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America250 Library Neglects to Include Black Women Writers
The National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read 2026-2027 Honoring America250 library is being criticized for its omission of Black women authors, highlighting the need to include diverse voices and perspectives in the national narrative.
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Lincoln High School Unveils Wall Wraps Celebrating Generations of Alumni
Lincoln High School unveiled a series of wall wraps honoring generations of alumni, reminding current students that they, too, are part of a legacy still being written.
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Black History Month Celebrates 50 Years of Honoring African American Achievements
Black History Month is an important reminder of the contributions of African Americans to the United States and the need for reparative justice, which is more than just monetary and requires awareness, dignity, and recognition.
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Carter G. Woodson’s Legacy: Black History Month Celebrates 100 Years of Resistance
Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926 to promote the study of Black life and history, which has since grown into Black History Month, but legislative efforts are now being made to restrict the teaching of Black history and erase Black contributions from the curriculum.
