Three Black Charleston school board members stormed out of a meeting. They are protesting a school closure and systemic education inequality.
A judge rejected a case accusing Florida of providing unequal quality of education to poor and minority students. He ruled that the state is not a fault for the achievement gap.
Watch Roland Martin, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, Rev. William Barber, Edith Bartley, and the NewsOne Now panel discuss the battle against SB 873 in the video clip above.
A teenage mother bounced from home-to-home but remained focused on earning her college degree. She credits the support from a college diversity program for her success.
Desegregation has stalled, showing growing disparities - especially for poor Black and Hispanic students.
Despite passing a drug test, Wake County, N.C. school officials upheld a student's suspension because her hands smelled of weed. The sophomore's mother must appeal to the school board to clear her daughter's record.
Parents For Educational Freedom shared important information about how to choose the best education for your child during Women’s Empowerment 2016. Their panel included Keshia Knight Pullium Hartwell, the former Cosby kid who is now an advocate for education.
Iowa City Police are investigating the attack of a University of Iowa student as a hate crime. The victim's family said the attack was unprovoked.
NY state lawmakers have a plan to diversify NYC's elite public high schools. The city has long sought a way to bring Blacks and Hispanics into the schools.
The U.S. Department of Education announced that Oklahoma City Schools settled a complaint over racially biased student discipline. The school district agreed to modify its policies. This follows a civil rights investigation into unfair treatment of African-American students.
With all of the negative publicity concerning Black youth in Chicago, it's important to take note of positive stories and this one is truly unique: The Huffington Post reports that Chicago twins, Deprice and Shaprice Hunt, were accepted into a combined 56 colleges and have earned about $1.6 million in scholarships.
