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Mississippi School District To Challenge Court’s Desegregation Plan

Cleveland, Mississippi's school board voted to appeal a court-ordered desegregation plan. The city has fought desegregation for more than five…
07.15.16
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Surprising Test Scores For Public School Students

Ohio public school students outscored private school voucher students. Shocked, school choice advocates try to see the glass half full.
07.11.16
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Spending On Incarceration Far Outpacing School Funding

An Education Department report finds a dramatic increase in prison spending over education funding. The Obama administration is calling for…
07.10.16
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Parents And Teachers Urged To Embrace Diversity

Secretary of Education John King called for greater diversity at the PTA annual convention. He said diversity offers benefits all…
07.08.16
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Sec. Of Ed Urges Charter Schools To Rethink…

Secretary of Education John King is urging charter schools to take a different approach to school discipline. Research shows that…
07.01.16
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Baltimore Wants To Reduce School Suspensions For Black…

Baltimore County public schools are exploring ways to reduce suspensions for students of color. Hundreds of educators attended a two-day…
06.29.16
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Parents Call For Moratorium On Student Weapon Searches

A movement has emerged to pass a moratorium on random weapon searches in L.A. public schools. But the school district's…
06.28.16
Chris Christie Sworn In For Second Term As Governor Of New Jersey
Christie Wants To Take Funding Away From Low-Income…

Gov. Christie proposes a school funding plan that would equalize how much the state spends per pupil. But state Democrats…
06.28.16
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Detroit Public Schools Get Massive Financial Bailout

Michigan's governor signed into law a $617 million bailout package for Detroit Public Schools. There are many critics of his…
06.26.16
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Nation’s Largest School Desegregation Program To Phase Out

St. Louis Schools plan to draw down its long-running school desegregation program. Observers say the program achieved integration, but mixed…
06.24.16
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Calls For New School Discipline

A new study uncovers bias in how Virginia disciplines its students. This adds to the voices calling for alternatives methods…
06.04.16
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Black Arizonans Battle To Close Achievement Gap

Arizona's Black parents and leaders hear new data on the condition of their community. Their response is a solutions-oriented approach…
05.19.16
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Deep South School District's Long History Of Successful…

A Mississippi school district remains successfully integrated since the 1970s. Clinton, Mississippi has one school organized by grade level.
05.13.16
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Parents Tell Feds About Racial Bias In NC…

Federal investigators visited Wake County, N.C. to investigate complaints about racial bias in the school district. This is part of…
05.05.16
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St. Louis Schools To Stop Suspending Youngest Students

St. Louis school officials announced a ban against automatic out-of-school suspensions of students in preschool through second grade. This move…
05.05.16
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Hamilton Project Issues New Proposals To Encourage Innovative…

The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution proposes changes that could help close the achievement gap. They call for efficient…
04.20.16
PepsiCo To Buy Bottlers, After First Offer Months Ago Declined
Soda War Comes To Philly

The Philadelphia City Council is considering a budget that includes a proposed soda tax. Philadelphia's mayor wants to fund early…
06.19.19
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Lawsuits Seek To Reform Unequal Education Funding

Lawsuits accuse several state legislatures of underfunding schools in minority and low-income communities. These cases spotlight significant disparities in education…
04.13.16
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Ed. Dept. Proposes Standardized Special Ed Reporting To…

The Obama administration proposes standardized reporting of special education. The White House seeks to end racial bias in school districts.
04.07.16
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Ending The School-To-Prison Pipeline

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed spending $2 billion on alternatives to traditional school punishment. Her plan, and other alternatives like…
06.27.16
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