Schools & Youth

Blue pencil case sits atop teal book with white cover, all sitting on a child's desk in a classroom; only the desk is in focus

Kenrya Rankin Jun 18, 2018 2:39PM EDT

Separate, Unequal: 700+ Public Charter Schools Are Whiter Than Their Districts

From priority attendance zones to expensive uniforms to no-busing policies, a new report says that many charter schools are creating highly segregated, richly resourced schools.

Protests surge against Trump administration policy of separating immigrant children from parents.

Alfonso Serrano Jun 18, 2018 1:27PM EDT

Outrage Surges Over Trump's Family Separation Practice

Critics assail “un-American” immigration policy, as House Republicans mull two measures that would dump billions into a southern border wall.

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Sameer Rao Jun 12, 2018 11:50AM EDT

Teachers Fight To Keep Pre-Colonial World History In AP Course

“You cannot tell my Black and Brown students that their history is not going to be tested and then assume that isn’t going to matter.”

Brown boy sits behind window covered with a black metal grate

Alfonso Serrano Jun 6, 2018 10:53AM EDT

LISTEN: Jeff Sessions Defends Separation of Families at the Border

In a lengthy radio interview, Attorney General Jeff Sessions insists children are being treated properly and that unaccompanied minors have no moral right to legal representation.

United Nations calls on United States to end practice of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Alfonso Serrano Jun 5, 2018 11:38AM EDT

U.N. Calls on U.S. to Halt Family Separation at Mexico Border

The United Nations says children fleeing Central American violence warrant international protection.

Black woman in blue dress and wheelchair sits in front of Black women in black and grey dresses in front of black curtain

Sameer Rao Jun 4, 2018 1:19PM EDT

West Virginia State University Honors Katherine Johnson With Statue, Scholarship

The mathemetician’s alma mater plans to endow the scholarship with $100,000 to support students seeking degrees in STEM.

DHS to require that sponsors claiming custody of immigrant minors be fingerprinted.

Alfonso Serrano May 30, 2018 12:45PM EDT

Trump Administration to Fingerprint People Who Sponsor Immigrant Children

The announcement comes as federal officials admit they lost track of 1,475 children. Immigration advocates say fingerprint protocol will discourage parents from claiming children.

Donald Trump. White man sits at a table.

Kenrya Rankin May 21, 2018 3:51PM EDT

White House Doubles Down on Trump's 'Animal' Remarks

“Too many innocent Americans have fallen victim to the unthinkable violence of MS-13’s animals.”

Alfonso Serrano May 17, 2018 12:28PM EDT

Trump Administration Preparing to Hold Migrant Children at Military Bases

The plan would form part of a “zero tolerance” approach to border crossings, which is denounced by immigration advocates as emblematic of totalitarian regimes.

A young Black woman with long hair and glasses wears a white button-up shirt

Akiba Solomon May 16, 2018 5:04PM EDT

We're Sharing the Work of the Late Student Journalist Bre'Aira Johnson Because She Can't

The Morgan State University junior made a video for her digital journalism class about how media treats Baltimore homicide victims, including her uncle, as statistics. Then she died in a car crash. Here is her final project, “Pain After Murder in ‘Bodymore.’”

Indigenous girl in blue and pink hat and green vest and white and pink shirt next to Indigenous girl in purple shirt and blue overalls at brown table in front of brown and red and grey house and appliances

Sameer Rao May 10, 2018 11:59AM EDT

Meet 'Molly of Denali,' PBS Kids' New Alaska Native Star

The first nationally distributed children’s series with an Alaska Native premieres next summer.

Sameer Rao May 4, 2018 3:50PM EDT

D.C. Mayor Commits $4,000 to Black Teenage Scientists' NASA-Bound Project After Troll Attack

4chan users tried to sabotage Mikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner and Bria Snell’s entry into a NASA contest for high school students by attacking them with racist and sexist vitriol.

Black boys in red graduation caps and gowns, heads bowed in prayer

Samuel Sinyangwe Apr 27, 2018 1:59PM EDT

Here's How to Find Out How Racist Your Kids' School Is

Your step-by-step guide to using the Department of Education’s latest data release to uncover—and address—the racial disparities in your district.

Black teenage students protesting in the streets one teen girl holds a sign that says "Schools are for learning not lockdowns"

catherine lizette gonzalez Apr 20, 2018 1:42PM EDT

Youth of Color Demand Racial Justice in Gun Reform During #NationalSchoolWalkout

On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, activists call for gun violence solutions that don’t further the criminalization of Black and Latinx youth.

Black woman with blonde hair in gold windbreaker with black and pink and gold and silver logos and embroidery and blue denim shorts stands next to Black women and men in yellow outfits on grey risers in front of black background

Sameer Rao Apr 17, 2018 11:07AM EDT

Beyoncé Celebrates HBCUs Off-Stage With $100,000 in Scholarships

The inaugural Homecoming Scholars Award Program will support four students at HBCUs throughout the South and Midwest.

Alfonso Serrano Apr 12, 2018 12:31PM EDT

REPORT: Milwaukee School Discipline Guidelines Disproportionately Target Black and Latinx Students

A new study from The Center for Popular Democracy and Leaders Igniting Transformation says the millions the Milwaukee Police Department spends in schools props up the school to prison pipeline.