School

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.

A Round Rock, Texas police officer is under major criticism after he was caught on video grabbing the neck of a Black teenager and pushing him to the ground at Round Rock High School.

McGraw-Hill CEO David Levin believes his company has done more than enough to fix the erasure of slavery from their textbooks.

A Florida mother is facing child abuse charges after she allegedly beat her son for his failing grades, leaving him with a black eye.

A school is defending the suspension of a 12-year-old Black student who allegedly "intimidated" a White student during a staring contest.

Three more people vowed to join the group in protesting the closure and ultimate reopening of Walter H. Dyett High School on the South Side

About 100 Black men gathered at a Hartford, Conn. school to dole out high fives to students on their first day of school.

An Orange County teacher has filed a lawsuit against her former school claiming she was discriminated against for dating a Black man.

This brilliant young woman was offered a spot by 26 colleges (and $3m in scholarships) http://t.co/0EcmyRlIPZpic.twitter.com/7PPnrWPf4b“ — Maham Masood (@1mahammasood) June 15, 2015 Black girls do, indeed, rock. And Chicago high school student Arianna Alexander is no exception. In fact, she’s rocking her $3 million worth of scholarships all the way to college. Arianna, the […]

Black bus driver endured slurs at Brooklyn Jewish school, suit says http://t.co/n1lDnf8UWz pic.twitter.com/hUrDz8aT83 — Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 2, 2015 A federal lawsuit alleges that a 56-year-old Black bus driver at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in New York City endured racial taunts such as “monkey” and “blackie” while on the job last year, according to Newsweek. […]

The second biggest school district in Louisiana has been hit with claims of racism and discrimination after many children, including an eighth grader allegedly detained for throwing candy on a school bus, were arrested for petty crimes. The Jefferson Parish School District was named in a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center last Thursday, citing claims of police […]

A solider gave his 8-year-old son a yearbook photo to remember when he surprised him in the most adorable way possible. Army Corporal James Bass surprised his son Joshua at his school on Tuesday in North Carolina, ABC News Denver reports. As the third grader posed for his yearbook photo, Bass can be spotted in the background making silly faces. Joshua […]