A Seattle high school singled out Black students to sign an agreement to work hard in school. Several Black students got angry and threw the document in the trash.

A study finds that the stress of dealing with racism contributes to the academic achievement gap. Part of the solution is reinforcing positive racial identity.

Girls outscored boys on the first national tech literacy exam. Less surprising to administrators was the racial and socioeconomic achievement gap.

Two new reports say that tracking has significant benefits for gifted Black and Hispanic students. But opponents of separating gifted students say it harms those in regular classes.

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What will it take to address the gap between Black and White fourth graders in America who can read at their grade level? Dr. Valerie Rawlston…

The Charlotte Post Foundation publicly launched a six-month fundraising campaign to raise $75,000 to improve educational outcomes for students in some of the city’s most underserved communities today.  This campaign is unique because it focuses on individual giving and challenges the community to invest in Charlotte’s youth.  To date, more than $15,000 has been donated […]

Earlier this week Forbes contributor, and also (White American) Gene Marks did the unthinkable, and suddenly became a poor black kid. After reading his article…