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"We have to change how we¹re talking to our young people because they can no longer just go to college and expect to get a good job," a NewsOne Now panelist tells Roland Martin.
The presidential search committee selected Carmen Ambar from a pool of 150 candidates.
In a NewsOne Now report, Roland Martin notes that despite the ruling, schools are still largely racially segregated.
Black and Latino students continue to be underserved in public schools compared to Whites, according to data from the 2nd annual New Education Majority Poll.
African-American students at Harvard University will hold their own graduation ceremony called Black Commencement 2017 on May 23.
George Mason University researchers found that Fairfax County, Virginia is more likely to hire White teachers than equally qualified Black educators.
Christine Hoffman, who is the former principal at the predominantly Black Campbell Park Elementary in St. Petersburg, Fla, was transferred within the district after instructing teachers to segregate White students and stirring outrage among parents.
Civil rights advocates are troubled by Hilary Clinton protester and conservative writer Candice Jackson --- who Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday as the deputy assistant secretary and acting head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office For Civil Rights --- having once said that she was discriminated against for being White.
Ariyana Davis, 18, earned acceptance letters from 23 historically Black colleges and universities, with schools offering a total of $300,000 in scholarships to her.
The Ivy League institution's new fellowship will make corporate opportunities more accessible to Black students.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday that he wants Chicago public high school students to produce acceptance letter from colleges, a branch of the armed forces or a trade program as a requirement for graduation.
Fifteen-year-old Black student Chet Ellis recently won an essay contest and garnered national attention for a piece on White privilege in his affluent and predominately White town of Westport, Connecticut.