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Study: Undocumented Students’ Jarring Transition to Workforce
by Bryan Gerhart on August 2 2011, 10:21AM
As students lobby for the second half of the California DREAM Act, which would give undocumented residents access to financial aid, a new study shows how complicated achievement can be in the land of opportunity.
Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth
Debt Deal Casualties May Include College Aid for Poor Students
by Shani O. Hilton on August 1 2011, 1:30PM
Tea party Republicans were willing to let the debt ceiling deadline pass in order to block Pell Grant funding, which one member has called “welfare of the 21st century.” The student aid program may be among the most vulnerable in the coming round of cuts.
Topics: Debt Deal, Politics, Schools & Youth
Top Arkansas Student Denied Sole Valedictorian Honors Because of Race
by Bryan Gerhart on July 27 2011, 1:51PM
The student contends that the administration has long made it harder for black students to be recognized for their academic achievements.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Why Are So Few Young Men of Color Graduating High School?
by Jorge Rivas on July 27 2011, 12:00PM
New graphics tell the story.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Eric Holder Calls Texas Suspensions of Black Students A ‘Wake-up Call’
by Julianne Hing on July 26 2011, 9:52AM
The comments were in response to a report that found black and Latino students were punished at higher rates than their classmates.
Topics: Schools & Youth
UConn Says Bronx Prodigy Autum Ashante Was Never Accepted
by Jorge Rivas on July 25 2011, 11:05AM
Controversy’s brewing over who’s telling the truth. Did a reporter leave out critical information from the story? Or did the girl’s father make the whole thing up?
Topics: Schools & Youth
New York City Scraps Teacher Pay for Performance Bonus Plan
by Julianne Hing on July 22 2011, 10:00AM
The move comes after several years unstable dips and peaks in test scores.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Deadline Passes for Atlanta Teachers to Resign Amid Cheating Scandal
by Julianne Hing on July 21 2011, 9:30AM
So far, only four high-ranking officials have resigned, while the city’s teacher force pushes for more institutional accountability than individual blame.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Dems, Students Fight to Save Pell Grants Amid Debt Ceiling Talks
by Julianne Hing on July 20 2011, 9:50AM
While Republicans push for more cutbacks, others fight for low-income students and students of color.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Black Prodigy’s Admission to UConn Revoked Amid Claims of Radical Poetry
by Jorge Rivas on July 18 2011, 11:28AM
Autum Ashante is a 13-year-old with an IQ of 149. But she’s already being called the “racist poet” by some conservatives.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Chicago Schools Plow $51M Into Security for “Zero Tolerance” Rules
by Bryan Gerhart on July 18 2011, 10:40AM
High schoolers are being suspended for minor infractions like taking out cell phones in class. And it’s costing the already budget-strapped district millions.
Topics: Schools & Youth
California’s Parent Trigger Law Approved with New Regulations
by Julianne Hing on July 15 2011, 9:54AM
Advocates of the law say that it gives parents the power to turn their kids’ schools around. But teacher’s unions disagree.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Fallout from Atlanta Schools Cheating Frightens Other Districts
by Julianne Hing on July 14 2011, 10:00AM
The spotlight may be on Georgia, but are other school districts actually paying attention?
Topics: Schools & Youth
How to Succeed at a Summer Job: Look White and Christian
by Jamilah King on July 8 2011, 11:32AM
Recent news shows bias is still getting in the way of work for young people of color.
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
How Fear and Intimidation Led to Massive Atlanta School Cheating
by Julianne Hing on July 8 2011, 10:54AM
Once considered an education reform darling, Atlanta has become the latest major city to have its school system rocked by test cheating. But don’t blame the teachers.
Topics: Schools & Youth
The Creation—and Consequences—of the Model Minority Myth
by Julianne Hing on July 6 2011, 9:31AM
A new study debunks the idea that all Asian American students are high-achieving. And Oiyan Poon, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts, explains why the myth’s bad for all students of color.
Topics: Schools & Youth
LAUSD Names Echo Park School After Chicana Writer Sandra Cisneros
by Jamilah King on July 5 2011, 10:08AM
The Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy will open to K-8 students in September.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Youth Say Race Still Matters—So What Are They Doing About It?
by Juell Stewart on June 28 2011, 10:50AM
Our focus groups found young people still see race shaping U.S. society. Here are five campaigns working with them to tackle modern racism.
Topics: Schools & Youth, Youth and Race
More Than Half of U.S. Children Under Age 2 Are Of Color
by Jorge Rivas on June 24 2011, 1:09PM
Here’s more proof that the country is growing more diverse. The question now is how our policies will reflect that change.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Audit Finds that Tucson’s Ethnic Studies Program is Legal
by Julianne Hing on June 21 2011, 10:16AM
Arizona state superintendent John Huppenthal is still pushing to strip schools of millions of dollars in funding for teaching courses that “promote ethnic solidarity.”
Topics: Schools & Youth
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