Middle School Teachers Suspended After Assignment Asks Students How They Would ‘Punish’ Slaves
A group of teachers at a Madison, Wisconsin middle school have been placed on leave after giving students an assignment that asked them how they...
Category : Education
Connecticut Becomes First State to Require That Schools Offer Black and Latino History Courses
On Wednesday Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that high school requirements will be changing in the state. Beginning in the fall of 2022, Connecticut will...
Cheerleader Who Was Punished For Taking A Knee During Football Game Wins $145K Settlement
A former Kennesaw State University cheerleader who kneeled during the national anthem at a KSU football game has been awarded $145,000 in an out-of-court settlement....
Teacher Apologizes For Telling Students To Write ‘Funny’ Captions On Slavery Pictures
An unidentified teacher at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, Long Island has apologized for telling students in her class “make it funny” and...
Billionaire Widens Morehouse College-Debt Payoff Gift to Include the Student’s Parents’ Loans
Early this summer, billionaire Robert Smith made national headlines when he surprised the 2019 Morehouse College graduates by pledging to pay off all their student...
Woman Says Texas School Told Her To Cut Her Grandson’s Long Hair Or Have Him Wear a Dress
The family of 4-year-old Michael Trimble says his school is enforcing a discriminatory dress code against him and other Black students. Randi Woodley, Trimble’s grandmother,...
Parents of Six Black Students Suing Minnesota School District Over Allegations of Racial Bullying
A lawsuit filed by the parents of six former and current Black students of multiple Minnesota schools accuses some schools in the district of failing...
Tennessee Teacher Converts Bus Into Classroom To Bring Education To Low-Income Areas
While a teacher at Hardy Elementary School in low-income Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brittany Harris was worried about the low test scores of students in the Hamilton...
