Education

The number-one concern among teachers – student poverty – is the root of other major problems, like absenteeism and depression.

Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire — if retirement is even possible.

In the Black community, from the time of enslaved ancestors to the founding of HBCUs, it’s a truism: Black teachers have been beacons of education, hope, and freedom. Yet Black educators as a whole make up just 7% of the nation’s teaching workforce, with Black men taking up fewer than 2% of the space.

The Biden administration said Friday that is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to cancel another round of student debt, totaling $7.4 billion for 277,000 borrowers.

In a country growing more diverse by the day, we have the power to stop book bans and other attempts to erase Black history.

New research on math instruction confirms what many already know: When students get intensive, in-class help with their lessons, their grades go up.

Multnomah County’s Preschool for All (PFA) application for the 2024-25 year opened on Tuesday, April 2. Preschool for All seats are free and new seats start in September 2024. Children who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024 and who have at least one parent or legal guardian living in Multnomah County are eligible to apply.

White students at North Central University in Minneapolis, where George Floyd’s memorial services were held, have filed a Civil Rights complaint over the scholarship in his name that is earmarked for Black students.

A new survey finds teachers at high-poverty (read Black) schools are dealing with far more than assigning lessons and grade papers.

Because a disproportionate number of them need federal money to pay for college, Black students might opt out of higher ed.