Students

A Florida police officer is facing felony charges after he violently shoved a 13-year-old boy for arguing with his mother.

David Pfaff, a science teacher at Bailey Middle School, was seen snatching a chair from underneath one of his students.

When footage surfaced of a Columbia, SC high school student being flipped in her desk and then dragged across the floor by a school resource officer, there was collective outrage from a community tired of seeing officers abuse their power and Black people being disproportionately on the receiving end of that abuse. Even more disturbing […]

It's unclear who the students in the dated video are, or if their behavior was addressed by the school. But what this video does show is that teachers do indeed get bullied.

The FLOTUS penned a passionate op-ed for the Atlantic about her education initiative with President Barack Obama.

The article was well received by readers - but not so the image of a Black student with "bulging eyes and an exaggerated white mouth," wearing a cap and gown while walking through a ravaged town complete with broken stop sign, damaged cars, and broken windows.

News that a Black child was suspended for staring at a White classmate highlights an age-old debate about race, as well as the underlying notion of discrimination in schools when it comes to non-White students.

Back in 2013, a Florida teen also worked on a science project for school and was arrested for it, and she received none of the perks Mohamed did. In fact, she was – and still is – treated much worse.

According to a new study, African-American students get suspended or expelled at higher rates than White students in southern states.

It’s been over a year since comedian Tracy Morgan was badly injured in a highway car crash, but things are finally looking up. Yesterday, Morgan tied the knot with his long-time fiancée Megan Wollover in a private ceremony. “After almost losing Tracy last year, I am so grateful to finally be married to the love […]

A Florida kindergarten teacher accused of placing duct tape over students’ eyes as a form of punishment was suspended without pay by the Hillsborough County School Board in a vote of 6-0 Tuesday. The teacher, Lindsay Blanc, may face permanent termination, though she could appeal to the board in an effort to keep her job, […]

A 24-year-old Saginaw Valley State University student is facing a felony charge after he waited to arrive at a well-lit area before pulling over during a traffic stop in February. DaJuawn Wallace, a Black Detroit native pursuing his masters degree at the Michigan university, told MLive that he was taught to “find a well-lit area to […]