Texas lawmakers are pushing for school vouchers and the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, which could leave the most vulnerable students without access to equitable education and federal protections.
Category: National
Posted inChan Zuckerberg Initiative
How Does the Digiverse Still Divide Our Classrooms?
Educational disparities related to technology, internet access, and digital skills are still prevalent in socioeconomically disadvantaged and differently-abled students in post-COVID communities, and policymakers and administrative leaders must work to understand the specific and varying levels of technology access and digital skills in underserved students to close the nationwide education gap.
Posted inSpiritual
Under Trump 2.0, It’s Hard — But Not Impossible — to Find Hope
Faith leaders are urging Black Americans to rely on Christianity, history, and self-reflection to find hope and resilience in the face of the Trump administration’s efforts to erase the gains of the Civil Rights Movement.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Executive Orders: Impact on Education, Immigration, and Economy
President Trump has signed over 50 executive orders in his first 65 days in office, including one aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, which could lead to increased disparities between Black and Brown students, discrimination based on race, gender, and sexuality, and the luxury of education becoming a privilege for the rich.
Posted inEducation
Trump Begins the Process of Axing the Department of Ed
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, which will likely harm Black students and their access to education.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
EPA Administrator Zeldin Dismantles Environmental Justice Offices and Programs
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has issued a memo ending all “diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental justice offices and positions,” and the agency will close 10 of its Environmental Justice Divisions in regions around the country, which has critics arguing that this undermines the agency’s statutory responsibility to help communities of color who have suffered disproportionate harm.
Posted inEducation
Special Ed Isn’t Fair to Black Kids — and DEI Cuts Won’t Help
Black students are disproportionately placed in special education as a form of discipline rather than academic support, and if the Department of Education is dismantled, they will face even greater risks of being misclassified, underserved, or pushed further into academic isolation.
Posted inOpinion
America in Free Fall: Trump’s Corruption, Racism, and Weak Opposition Leave Democracy Hanging by a Thread
Trump’s second term has been marked by authoritarianism, race-baiting, and an unrelenting assault on democracy, with a weak Democratic opposition surrendering at every turn, and a record of economic failure that has left the nation on the brink of collapse.
Posted inWord In Black
Stolen Valor: Erasing Black Stories From Arlington National Cemetery
Black service members are being dishonored in death at Arlington National Cemetery, where their stories are being erased from the website, and their contributions are being ignored by President Donald Trump’s crusade against diversity, equity, and inclusion in the federal government and military.
Posted inEducation
Department of Ed Cuts are Real, and Black Students Will Feel It
The Department of Education has cut nearly half of its workforce, including the Office of Civil Rights and the Institute of Education, Sciences, which will hurt Black K-12 students the hardest.