By Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, ProPublica Series: Segregation Academies: Decades After Desegregation, Private Schools Still Divide More in…
Tag: education
Socioeconomic status explains most of the racial and ethnic achievement gaps in elementary school
By Eric Hengyu Hu, University at Albany, State University of New York and Paul L. Morgan, University at Albany, State…
US math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
By Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New…
Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits
By Abbie Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles Relying on wealthy, largely white donors for funding can lead nonprofits that…
African immigrant students draw on family and community strengths in quest for college
By Mavis Gyesi, University of Iowa Black African immigration to the U.S. has exploded over the past few decades. Today,…
Alabama universities forced to end DEI initiatives to comply with new law
MONTGOMERY, Al. — Three University of Alabama System campuses were forced to end their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by…
Georgia refuses to provide funding for AP Black studies classes
ATLANTA — Georgia’s decision to withhold funding for a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies is one of…
School interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence
By Laura Voith, Case Western Reserve University Black youth show up in emergency rooms with gunshot wounds or other violent…
Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights
By Liza Bondurant, Mississippi State University Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil…
Only 1.8% of US doctors were Black in 1906 – and the legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased
By Benjamin Chrisinger, Tufts University Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education,…
