black students

Chicago

After years of gains, black students in Chicago slide on freshman preparation, college enrollment

By Cassie Walker Burke

September 26, 2019

Chicago

Can students walk out of schools for a climate strike? Here’s what Chicago Public Schools says

By Yana Kunichoff

September 18, 2019

New York

We are gifted education scholars. Here’s why we don’t think NYC should follow the school diversity group’s recommendations

By Jonathan Wai, Frank C. Worrell

Updated September 12, 2019

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Tennessee

Memphis schools chief looking for new ideas because ‘what we’ve been doing hasn’t been working’

By Laura Faith Kebede

July 19, 2019

Chicago

Charter-school backers pack little-advertised Chicago hearing about new charters

By Yana Kunichoff

November 14, 2018

Chicago

Chicago SAT averages fall short of cutoff for main campuses of University of Illinois

By Cassie Walker Burke, Adeshina Emmanuel, Yana Kunichoff

September 26, 2018

Chicago

Banned from texting students, educators are urged to be ‘warm and demanding’ to make connections

By Cassie Walker Burke

August 30, 2018

Marilyn McCottrell

Chicago

How one Chicago principal is leaning on data to help black boys

By Adeshina Emmanuel

August 14, 2018

New York

How diverse is the teaching force in your district? A new analysis highlights the gap between students and teachers of color

By Monica Disare

January 8, 2018

Colorado

Denver Public Schools is identifying more students of color as highly gifted, but big disparities remain

By Ann Schimke

February 21, 2017

Tennessee

Report on black students finds ‘jaw-dropping’ gap between graduation rate and college readiness in Tennessee

By Micaela Watts

December 1, 2015

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