Policy

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed spending $2 billion on alternatives to traditional school punishment. Her plan, and other alternatives like restorative justice, seek to end the school-to-prison pipeline.

Analysis of federal data finds that charter schools suspend students at a higher rate than public schools do. It also reveals racial disparities in charter school suspensions.

Mississippi's House passed legislation that would require teachers in failing schools to evaluate parental involvement. Opponents argue that it should be parents grading teachers.

The White House announces a plan to curb chronic school absenteeism. It incorporates mentorship and awareness.

The White House is calling for greater socioeconomic integration in classrooms across the nation.

President Barack Obama kicked off his Computer Science For All plan at a California high school earlier this month.

A Missouri school integration law prevents a Black student from attending his school. The third-grader's mother has launched a petition to change the law.

A group of bipartisan senators will introduce legislation to end a law banning student drug offenders from receiving financial aid. The law has disproportionately affected students of color.

President Obama plans to nominate acting education secretary John King to the department's top post. This comes after the Republican-led Senate signaled its readiness to swiftly approve the nomination.

We hope to bring solutions to the table that target the current state of our education while uplifting the educators dedicated to empowering their students.

The University of Phoenix has teamed up with NewsOne to “change the lives of students, families, and future generations through higher learning” by examining the factors that disable our students – from severe underrepresentation in schools to systemic poverty – in order to find solutions to combat those alarming disparities.