May 17, 2016 Judge says Mississippi school district must do more to desegregate After 51 years of litigation and three earlier plans to desegregate schools in a Mississippi Delta district, a federal judge says more work is still needed.
May 3, 2016 Non-Muslim high school girls wear hijab to promote acceptance of Islamic beliefs More than a dozen non-Muslim girls at an Illinois high school agreed to wear a traditional Islamic head scarf on Wednesday as part of “Walk a Mile in Her Hijab.”
April 7, 2016 Hey kids, how much privilege do you have? Quiz riles Florida parents Here's a classic episode of how a public school classroom in Florida has been turned into a social engineering petri dish.
February 1, 2016 Public school kisses Valentine's Day goodbye The Baby Jesus, Tom Turkey and Cupid are about to be given the heave-ho at a Minnesota elementary school to be more inclusive of their ethnically diverse student population.
January 29, 2016 San Francisco prep school suspends 14 students for attending race-themed party A Catholic San Francisco high school has suspended 14 students for wearing clothes to an outdoor weekend party meant to mimic a style associated with urban black culture, the school’s president said Thursday.
December 20, 2015 DOJ changes strategy in fight against Louisiana school voucher program The Justice Department has changed its strategy against the Louisiana Scholarship program, abandoning its request for a permanent injunction in favor of a “process of review,” a move Gov. Bobby Jindal (R.) warns could regulate the program out of existence.
December 20, 2015 NAACP President Ben Jealous to step down at end of year Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, says he plans to step down by the end of the year.
December 20, 2015 Obama promotes math, tech aid at science fair President Barack Obama drew attention to girls' science and engineering accomplishments Tuesday as he announced new teacher training competition as well as mentoring efforts to improve and diversify the nation's technological workforce.
December 10, 2015 Affirmative action coming to an end at public universities? Supreme Court mulling case
November 21, 2015 University of Louisville president slammed for Halloween photo in 'Mexican' costume The University of Louisville apologized to the school's entire Hispanic community Thursday after a photo surfaced showing President James Ramsey among a group of staffers at a Halloween party dressed in matching stereotypical Mexican costumes.