Schools & Youth | Colorlines

Stamford CT High School. Black male student wearing bandana, black face mask, hoodie and backpack walks by wall mural reading "once upon a time in America."

A New Course in Black and Latinx Studies Will Be Offered to All Connecticut High Schools

The state’s Board of Education wants students “to know and understand the scope of African American, Black, Latino, and Puerto Rican contributions to United States history, society, economy and culture.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Dec 3, 2020 3:00PM ET

two students, one wearing a Yale sweatshirt, stand on the Yale campus.

DOJ Accuses Yale University of Discriminating Against White, Asian American Applicants

The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the Ivy League school’s admissions process as part of an ongoing effort to end affirmative action.

Shani Saxon Aug 14, 2020 10:00AM ET

young Black man leans on a poll and looks at the sky as the Howard University campus sits in the background.

New Initiative Seeks to Preserve and Protect HBCUs

The program “will provide technical assistance and fund preservation-based stewardship plans at up to eight HBCU campuses across the country,” according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Shani Saxon Aug 4, 2020 5:45PM ET

A Black student is holding a megaphone leading a crowd of students in protest.

Black and Brown Students Are Organizing to Remove Police From Their Schools

Young people continue to advocate—and win.

Tracey Onyenacho Jul 21, 2020 12:00PM ET

protester hold a sign that reads, "Divest in MPD"

Minneapolis Board of Ed Unanimously Votes to Remove Police From Public Schools

“We cannot continue to be in partnership with an organization that has the culture of violence and racism that the Minneapolis police department has historically demonstrated,” one board member said.

Shani Saxon Jun 3, 2020 11:30AM ET

Literacy. Small Black girl with braids wearing a pink top and blue strip dress kneels on gym floor around papers.

Detroit Students Sued for Literacy and Won

Following a historic lawsuit brought by seven Black students, the state of Michigan will put more than $94 million into a state-wide literacy campaign for public schools.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm May 18, 2020 2:00PM EDT