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Source: CNN A Florida teacher has been suspended after his school district concluded he repeatedly used the N-word in class, and told his 7th and 8th graders not to date African-Americans “because they are not worth it,” among other violations. Records indicate Swinyar has taught in the Duval County school board system since 2012. David Swinyar, […]

Jay Z really pulled the curtains back to shed the light on the Kalief Browder documentary series & now he’s set to collaborate and produce a six-part docu series and feature film about Trayvon Martin. Diddy was excited to announce on social media that his charter school, Capital Prep Harlem, is now accepting applicants… love that! […]

There's anecdotal evidence of police excessive use of Tasers on students. But no one is keeping track.

Houston school district approves $1.2 M to rename schools honoring the Confederacy. The divisive plan goes into effect for the 2016-17 school year.

A survey found that students brought more than 185 guns to school so far for this academic year. The group that conducted the survey laments that there's no federal gun safety law in place.

Atrocious school conditions prompted the union to seek outside help to show the DPS just how harmful the lack of resources are for children.

With extensive training, community outreach and research, The Hip-Hop Education Center assesses how hip-hop can play an important factor in education. Currently, there are 300 international programs that use the genre to infiltrate social change in the minds of adults and youths.

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The FLOTUS penned a passionate op-ed for the Atlantic about her education initiative with President Barack Obama.

A group of teachers, principals, and administrators from Atlanta were found guilty this week of taking part in one of the nation’s biggest cheating scandals…

Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was already known to have family issues before she disappeared earlier this month. According to The Washington Post, police are looking for…

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On July 26, 2012, President Obama launched his official White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans. The program is designed to help children of…

Principals at some D.C. elementary schools cut recess time this year to 15 minutes per day to meet new citywide scheduling mandates, prompting protest from parents who argued that children need more exercise to be healthy and focused in class. Read More