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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 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

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...

An HBCU has banned durags and bonnets. That reinforces anti-Blackness | AD Carson

Tuskegee University’s dress code is a marker of a harmful politics of respectability. In my academic career, it’s become all too familiarIn anticipation of the coming school year,...

Higher Grades and Belonging: New Report Shows Trans Students Thrive With Teacher Support

Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom. The post H...

Report: Black Students’ Exclusion From High-Quality Math Has Dire Consequences

Black children are 15% of public school students, but only 6% of those in AP math while 12% of all workers are Black but just 9% of those in STEM. The post Report: Black Students’...

University of Alabama Student Publications Appeal Ruling Over First Amendment Rights

University of Alabama student plaintiffs are appealing a federal court ruling upholding the closure of student-led publications Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, arguing that the unive...

Black Students Are Disproportionately Falsely Accused of Using AI

*Black students face a higher rate of false accusations that they used artificial intelligence to complete schoolwork, according to a 2024 Common Sense Media report. In that survey...

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.

Black And Disabled Students Are Arrested At Higher Rates By Iowa School Resource Officers: Report

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU of Iowa) found that Black students and students with disabilities are more likely to be arrested or referred to l...

Landmark study finds HBCU graduates outperform national benchmarks

The nation’s largest assessment of recent alums found stronger results in well-being, workplace engagement and sense of belonging. A landmark

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

How HBCUs Are Redefining Student Success

How HBCUs Are Redefining Student Success Joshua.Bay Fri, 08/07/2026 - 03:00 AM From helping stopped-out students return to creating faster routes to grad...

Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People. Few Institutions Do.

Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People. Few Institutions Do. Sara Brady Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Defunding or altogether eliminating Black...

What Tuskegee’s Ban on Bonnets and Du-Rags Says About the Black College Experience

Exploring the complex impact of dress codes on Black identity at HBCUs

Black Iowa students are arrested at nearly four times the rate of their peers, ACLU report finds

Researchers found Black students were referred to law enforcement twice as often and arrested 3.7 times as often as their

New Data Shows How California’s Black-Serving Institutions Are Performing

New Data Shows How California’s Black-Serving Institutions Are Performing Sara Weissman Tue, 07/21/2026 - 03:00 AM The state added the BSI designation tw...

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

They’re killing black boys at Oxford and Cambridge

Since I matriculated in October 2023, a full academic year has not passed without experiencing the death of a Black boy at Oxford or Cambridge. This year, Black academia lost Profe...

New report shows trans students thrive when their teachers support them: 'Higher grades and belonging'

Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom, a new repo...

A Test Isn’t Racist. Assumptions About Black Kids Can Be.

All students can be properly prepared to take this challenging admissions exam.

Teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art

An artist and educator in Washington, D.C., is using her work to celebrate her students while confronting the lasting effects of redlining. Blu Murphy is helping young people see t...

African high school students explore Vermont through a leadership program and cultural exchange

Baton Rouge students say mental health support falls short, new report finds

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Alliance for Students has released its Youth Voice Report, drawing on responses from more than 500 middle and high school students across Ea...