https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/black-students Black Students en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/high-achieving-black-and-latino-students-are-often-shut-out-of-algebra-1/2025/11 Middle schoolers' access to the course is stratified along racial, socioeconomic, and regional lines, new research finds. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/high-achieving-black-and-latino-students-are-often-shut-out-of-algebra-1/2025/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 Boys would benefit from more male role models in the classroom. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/educators-tend-to-view-black-girls-more-harshly-here-are-the-consequences/2024/09 Schools discipline Black girls more frequently and severely than their white peers—even for similar incidents. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:55:03 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/educators-tend-to-view-black-girls-more-harshly-here-are-the-consequences/2024/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/black-students-are-more-likely-to-be-falsely-accused-of-using-ai-to-cheat/2024/09 Report notes why this is a problem that educators need to pay closer attention to. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/black-students-are-more-likely-to-be-falsely-accused-of-using-ai-to-cheat/2024/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/what-educators-need-to-know-about-ais-impact-on-black-students/2024/06 Four experts weigh the balance between providing access to AI and protecting students from its dangers. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:43:22 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/what-educators-need-to-know-about-ais-impact-on-black-students/2024/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-school-district-could-offer-reparations-to-black-citizens-how-it-might-look/2024/06 Reparations could come in the form of cash payments paid for by donations or a new tax. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:05:03 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-school-district-could-offer-reparations-to-black-citizens-how-it-might-look/2024/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-harm-of-school-closures-can-last-a-lifetime-new-research-shows/2024/06 The short-term effects on students when their schools close have been well documented. New research examines the long-term impact. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:10:47 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-harm-of-school-closures-can-last-a-lifetime-new-research-shows/2024/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/jim-crow-era-school-funding-hurt-black-families-for-generations-research-shows/2024/06 Mississippi dramatically underfunded Black schools in the Jim Crow era, with long-lasting effects on Black families. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:40:55 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/jim-crow-era-school-funding-hurt-black-families-for-generations-research-shows/2024/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-70-years-of-abandonment-the-failed-promise-of-brown-v-board/2024/05 If the nation is going to refuse integration, Black people must demand we revisit the separate but equal doctrine, writes Bettina L. Love. Thu, 16 May 2024 19:07:28 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-70-years-of-abandonment-the-failed-promise-of-brown-v-board/2024/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-brown-v-board-of-education-at-70-a-dream-dissolved/2024/05 This anniversary should remind us that progress is not inevitable. We stand now at a critical juncture. Wed, 15 May 2024 21:51:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-brown-v-board-of-education-at-70-a-dream-dissolved/2024/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/one-group-of-teachers-is-less-likely-to-identify-black-teachers-for-special-ed-why-that-matters/2024/03 Researchers say their findings argue for diversifying the teacher workforce. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:46:37 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/one-group-of-teachers-is-less-likely-to-identify-black-teachers-for-special-ed-why-that-matters/2024/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/for-these-black-women-in-stem-teachers-encouragement-went-a-long-way/2024/02 Black women continue to be underrepresented in science, tech, engineering, and math careers. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:43:24 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/for-these-black-women-in-stem-teachers-encouragement-went-a-long-way/2024/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/race-is-a-big-factor-in-school-closures-what-you-need-to-know/2023/11 Districts are more likely to close majority Black schools, researcher says. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:02:51 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/race-is-a-big-factor-in-school-closures-what-you-need-to-know/2023/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/how-to-support-black-and-latino-students-to-tackle-calculus/2023/11 The founder of the Calculus Project speaks about how high school math pathways shape students’ postsecondary options. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:47:53 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/how-to-support-black-and-latino-students-to-tackle-calculus/2023/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-american-education-hurt-black-students-we-deserve-reparations/2023/09 The value of the educational harm inflicted on my generation of Black students exceeds $2 trillion, writes Bettina L. Love. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:24:43 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-american-education-hurt-black-students-we-deserve-reparations/2023/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/from-college-advising-to-teacher-preparation-affirmative-action-ruling-may-reshape-k-12/2023/07 These are some ways in which the Supreme Court’s decision may impact K-12 schools. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:13:43 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/from-college-advising-to-teacher-preparation-affirmative-action-ruling-may-reshape-k-12/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/video-this-after-school-program-is-improving-students-reading-one-black-history-book-at-a-time/2023/07 An after-school program seeks to teach its students about Black history and improve their reading scores at the same time. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:06:41 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/video-this-after-school-program-is-improving-students-reading-one-black-history-book-at-a-time/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/meet-the-high-school-student-helping-her-city-study-reparations-for-black-residents/2023/06 In Kansas City, Mo., 17-year-old Madison Lyman serves on a 13-member commission studying reparations for Black residents. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:17:15 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/meet-the-high-school-student-helping-her-city-study-reparations-for-black-residents/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-the-lies-america-tells-itself-about-black-education/2023/04 'A Nation at Risk' created a faux crisis to usher in the right's education agenda, argues Bettina L. Love. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:02:25 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-the-lies-america-tells-itself-about-black-education/2023/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/schools-with-more-black-and-latino-schools-likelier-to-have-police/2023/04 The finding comes as lawmakers debate boosting numbers of school resource officers in the wake of a deadly Nashville school shooting. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:38:15 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/schools-with-more-black-and-latino-schools-likelier-to-have-police/2023/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-nations-largest-district-saw-an-increase-in-police-interventions-at-schools-last-year/2023/02 In the nation's largest school district, police last year arrested, detained, and walked students out more than before the pandemic. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:23:43 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-nations-largest-district-saw-an-increase-in-police-interventions-at-schools-last-year/2023/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-america-must-confront-the-black-history-it-teaches/2023/02 How can a Black student make sense of racism as historical artifact when it remains ever present, asks Bettina L. Love. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:28:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-america-must-confront-the-black-history-it-teaches/2023/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-black-history-belongs-in-early-elementary-school/2023/01 Here’s how to integrate Black history into the early elementary school curriculum—and why you should. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:52:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-black-history-belongs-in-early-elementary-school/2023/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/students-of-color-disproportionately-suffer-from-police-assaults-at-school-says-report/2023/01 A new report tallies up assaults by school-based police officers on students of color. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:16:54 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/students-of-color-disproportionately-suffer-from-police-assaults-at-school-says-report/2023/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/what-researchers-learned-from-analyzing-decades-of-civil-rights-complaints-against-schools/2022/12 Large, segregated districts are more likely to have OCR complaints filed against them, a new report shows Fri, 30 Dec 2022 21:57:31 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/what-researchers-learned-from-analyzing-decades-of-civil-rights-complaints-against-schools/2022/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-stop-demonizing-black-boys-let-them-play-too/2022/11 The play of Black boys is judged differently—more dangerous, more violent—than that of peers, writes teacher-educator Altheria Caldera. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:00:46 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-stop-demonizing-black-boys-let-them-play-too/2022/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/school-dress-codes-arent-fair-to-everyone-federal-study-finds/2022/10 Girls, Black students, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately impacted by school dress codes, says the GAO's report. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:44:50 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/school-dress-codes-arent-fair-to-everyone-federal-study-finds/2022/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/our-hair-is-our-identity-what-educators-need-to-know-about-hair-discrimination-laws/2022/07 More states are passing versions of the CROWN Act, which forbids race-based hair discrimination in schools. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 04:01:01 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/our-hair-is-our-identity-what-educators-need-to-know-about-hair-discrimination-laws/2022/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/study-links-longer-school-bus-rides-to-chronic-absenteeism/2022/06 Chronic absenteeism rates are as high as 12 percent for students with long bus rides, researchers find. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:51:11 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/study-links-longer-school-bus-rides-to-chronic-absenteeism/2022/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-risks-and-benefits-of-school-police-black-and-latino-parents-weigh-in/2022/06 In interviews, Black and Latino parents diverge on whether police in schools will protect or harm their children. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:55:17 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-risks-and-benefits-of-school-police-black-and-latino-parents-weigh-in/2022/06