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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
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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