This University Cracked Down On Greek Life. Here’s How It’s Going
Allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity have renewed long-standing debate over the role of Greek life on college campuses.
Michael Eric Dyson To Livingstone: HBCU Graduates Must Continue The ‘Unfinished Fight’ For Justice
Scholar Michael Eric Dyson delivered his inaugural lecture as Livingstone College's new Visiting Scholar in Residence, urging HBCU students to continue the "unfinished fight" for justice. Speaking at the 2026 convocation, Dyson cited civil rights icons like Thurgood Marshall and MLK as examples, emphasizing Black excellence as the norm while launching a four-part series on Black thought, faith, hip-hop and democracy.
I Wanted to Save Black Students. Then I Became a Teacher
Julienne Louis-Anderson believed one committed educator could change a child’s life. Ten years in the classroom taught her how much that belief gets wrong.
“Good” School, Or Failing One: Black Parents’ Impossible Choice
From Jim Crow Mississippi to private school, homeschooling, and an elite public school, education for Black children has always come with a price.
AI Programs Can Interfere With Key Lessons Of Childhood. Here’s What Parents Can Do
Young children may know far more than parents realize about technology. With artificial intelligence, the question isn’t whether they should use it, but how.
Nation’s Largest School District Bans AI In The Classroom Through 8th Grade
New York City announced a one-year moratorium on generative AI use for public school students from 2K through 8th grade, affecting nearly 600,000 students. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Chancellor Kamar Samuels say the policy, called the nation's most expansive AI school restriction, aims to protect critical thinking and student-teacher relationships while limiting screen time districtwide.
What Happens When Every Child Gets To Eat At School?
Colorado voters approved Propositions LL and MM, funding free school meals for all K-12 public students by taxing residents earning $300,000 or more annually. The measure aims to reduce educational inequality, eliminate lunch debt, and improve student health, joining eight other states with similar universal free meal policies amid growing national food insecurity concerns.
450,000 Student Loan Borrowers Duped Into High-cost Loans Receive $23B In Relief
A federal appeals court last month issued a ruling erasing $23 billion in student loan debt for an estimated 450,000 borrowers duped by false promises made by more than 150 for-profit colleges.
Trump Officials Say They’re Strengthening Head Start With Proposed Rule. Critics Say They’ll Gut...
The Trump administration proposed significant changes to the Head Start program to replace many federal regulations with state standards, aiming to increase capacity and reduce costs despite criticism regarding potential impacts on service quality.
How One Teacher’s Locs Changed Her Classroom
Eghosa Hamilton, an educator and author, has found that embracing her natural hair has transformed her identity and her classroom, allowing her to center more Black voices and challenge traditional teaching methods.
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Why Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes It Alone
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson over the past two years has been nearly as visible on the book circuit as she has been at the Supreme Court, recounting her personal struggles and professional successes and emphasizing that she is the embodiment of her “ancestors’ dreams.”
