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Robert Crosnoe shared his thoughts on the education of children in marginalzed communities. This was a virtual event hosted by the 2021 Virtual San Antonio Book Festival.

In an event hosted by The HistoryMakers, former Spelman College president Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Prairie View A&M president Ruth Simmons discussed the history of African Americans in…

University of South Carolina Law School Professor Derek Black talked about the history of public education in America and his belief that the right to a public education was being…

President Trump delivered remarks at the North Carolina Opportunity Now Summit in Charlotte. In his speech, he touted his administration’s accomplishments on a number of things including…

Adam Harris talked about his Atlantic article, “The Education Deserts of Rural America,” on the college graduation gap between those living in rural and urban areas in the U.S. This program is part of a…

2018 is the 50th anniversary of civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael’s election as chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and his founding of the Black Power movement.…

President Trump named Johnny Taylor Jr. the chair of the President’s Board of Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Mr. Taylor is the President and CEO of the…

Ivory Toldson delivered keynote remarks at the National Education Association Conference on Minorities and Women. He outlined key myths associated with black men and minority students in…

Youth activists shared their experiences with racism and its impact on their lives. Among the panelists were an LGBT and trans-health advocate, a student who works with Black Lives Matter,…

The National Education Association hosted a conference on racial justice in education featuring NEA officials and youth activists.

Politico education reporter Maggie Severns discussed a House bill to reauthorize a Washington, D.C. school voucher program for students from low-income families.

Panelists talked about innovation in education to mark the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. The educators presented ideas on how innovation could help…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. The case challenges a 2006 Michigan voter-approved constitutional amendment prohibiting consideration…

Author bell hooks discussed the work and impact of James Baldwin at a symposium celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain. During her…

Richard Arnold, chairman of the Nevada Indian Commission, talked about the Stewart Indian School, located the Stewart area of Carson City, Nevada. The school was one of many created around the United States near the end…

Bradley Skelcher, author of African American Education in Delaware: A History through Photographs, talked about the struggle of African Americans in the post-Civil War era. In his book, Skelcher shares his…

The provost of Columbia University presents his study of the effects of stereotypes on learning and testing and the state of education in the U.S. He discovers that telling a group what a…

Erin Gruwell delivered the commencement address at Bay Path College. She gained fame from her work with the extremely under-privileged in Long Beach, CA. She made her students write stories…

Panelists participated in a symposium on the Brown v. Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court case. Fifty years ago this month the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision desegregating…

Rev. Al Sharpton and former Speaker Newt Gingrich discussed racial and class issues in employment and education policies. They talked about the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the…