Slain Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson is remembered as a kind man who was troubled by the wave of violence. He crystallized what it's like being a Black police officer in these times.
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Cleveland, Mississippi's school board voted to appeal a court-ordered desegregation plan. The city has fought desegregation for more than five decades.
A local NAACP filed a lawsuit against a California school district. The civil rights group accused school officials of failing to follow through on a discipline agreement.
The Dept. of Education announces a new round of competitive grants for Promise Neighborhoods. Harlem Children's Zone inspired the program.
Dozens of Black pastors in Florida are urging the state NAACP to drop a lawsuit that seeks to end a school voucher program. This is a rare example of disharmony.
A philanthropy organization awards nearly $3 million in grants toward education programs in Kentucky for Black boys. Observers praised the award, but warned that Black girls are being neglected.
An Alabama civil rights pioneer is laid to rest. Dr. Sonnie Hereford was determined to knock down the wall of school segregation.
Students often lose much of what they learned during summer break. The so-called "summer slide" harms many Black students.
A Black worker at Yale smashed a stained-glass window that depicted slaves picking cotton. He lost his job and faces a felony.
Ohio public school students outscored private school voucher students. Shocked, school choice advocates try to see the glass half full.
Teachers are concerned about how the police shootings of Black men affect their students of color. Many are frustrated that their students are viewed and treated unfairly.