Social Media Ideas for Black Families And Education

Family structure matters more for academic performance of kids than poverty or race

By Josiah Padley. American Experiment. There are many factors that contribute to a student’s academic achievement: natural talent, family resources, conditions of poverty, personal...

Black-majority schools in Texas receive more Fs than A ratings, leaving parents with tough choices

Black Texas families weigh whether to send their children to schools with more academic resources — but potentially fewer of their values.

Family structure key to student success

Ian Rowe, Brad Wilcox, and Grant Bailey highlight the importance of family structure in determining students’ academic success. The federal government collects a wealth of data to...

Black Students Learn Belonging Long Before College

Black student belonging begins at home. Learn how family, culture, faith, and community shape Black students before college and influence campus life.

Black Parents Are Being Asked to Choose Better School Ratings or a School Where Their Child Belongs

School ratings reveal important academic information, but they cannot tell Black parents whether their child will feel respected, represented, safe, and supported. Here is how fami...

What Are We Teaching Black Children to Become?

Black parenting can nurture Black children's identity while separating achievement and self-worth. See how families can redefine success beyond work and titles.

Still separate and unequal? Families sue Massachusetts over school segregation.

Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, students in the Bay State are suing. They say they face segregated school districts with fewer resources, including weaker curricul...

Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows

Families' interest in their kids' education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, according to newly released results from...

The Family We Call “Non-Traditional” May Be Exactly What A Child Needs

Non-traditional Black families can give children safety, love, stability, and vital mental health support through strong caregiving relationships and community.

Families Flock to School Choice Programs

Federal Guidance Bans Race-Based School Discipline: What Families Should Know Now

The Education Department's August 18 Dear Colleague Letter bars race in school discipline. What changes for parents — and what the headlines get wrong. The post Federal Guidance Ba...

Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows

Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, according to newly released results from...

Wealth and Freedom: Building Financial Success for Your Family

I used to be a teacher. I made it part of my job to do this 1 critical thing for my students of color.

“And this isn’t just a classroom issue.” When I was choosing my daughter’s name, my loved ones offered a couple

Black Students Still Face Barriers To Advanced Mathematics

The organization argues that unequal access to rigorous math instruction has contributed to persistent disparities in college readiness

How Nolan Wells and Tyler Smith Stir Black Mistrust

The tragedies of Nolan Wells and Tyler Smith underscore the painful reality that Black families experience. Racial socialization is an important survival strategy for Black youth.

Usher’s Back-to-School Season Has Every Kind of Parenting Milestone in One Family

Usher’s back-to-school season spans preschool, high school and Howard University, offering Black parents smart ways to support children at every stage.

SADOW: Promoting Marriage Would Bring Benefits to Louisiana

Louisiana has made stellar progress in education. But what may temper these gains more than anything else something almost entirely out of the control of educators. Soon to be publ...

Tuition boom adds to education burden for families

Rising dependence on private academies raises concerns over affordability, educational inequality and weak regulation

What School Choice Should Teach Christians about Vulnerable Children

School choice can be a blessing for families seeking better educational opportunities, but recent reporting raises concerns that the benefits may not reach the most vulnerable chil...

Between dreams and fees: Middle-class families navigate the education dilemma

Between dreams and fees: Middle-class families navigate the education dilemma

Families feel pressures as school costs rise. Grandparents are helping

More than half of families with children at private schools say they are under significant cost pressure, according to new research by the sector’s peak body.

Black students are sacrificing basic needs to afford college at a time when costs are climbing

 Multiple recent reports are adding up just how costly college has gotten for students in general, but especially Black college