Trump's new education secretary has 3 goals to overhaul the American school system
After getting confirmed as Trump's education secretary, Linda McMahon outlined the Department of Education's "final mission" ...
Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the ...
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When desks become advertisements: Austerity’s price on South African classrooms
The donation of branded desks by McDonald’s and MiDesk to two Cape Town schools has ignited a heated debate in South Africa.
Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival returns for 5th year
Those are the kinds of misconceptions the fifth annual Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival is designed to debunk ...
A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City
Educators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the ...
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Bill stripping transgender Iowans of civil rights protections sent to governor’s desk
Iowa lawmakers in the state House and Senate approved a bill Thursday that would strip civil rights protections for ...
Thune says Senate will consider bill to restrict trans athletes ‘early next week’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and ...
Bill allowing private schools to contract school resource officers heads to Gov. Ivey’s desk
School safety is an issue communities across the nation are trying to address. The focus is typically on public schools, but ...
USAID workers clear their desks in Trump's final push to dismantle the agency
Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window ...
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Drayden African American Schoolhouse offers glimpse back at students' lives during segregation
The most well-preserved African American schoolhouse in the country offers a glimpse back at what life was like during ...
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54 Bills from Loudoun Delegation Head to Governor’s Desk
General Assembly session closed Saturday night, 54 bills introduced by Loudoun representatives are heading to Gov. Glenn ...
For Many of America’s Aging Workers, ‘Retirement Is a Distant Dream’
That’s not entirely surprising in Vermont, where about 26% of residents 65 and older are still working—the highest share in ...