Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and the author of the New York Times bestseller Punished For Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal.

Restoration work is breathing new life into a historic school in a small Lake County community that was established as one of thousands of centers of learning for Black children during segregation.

The recruitment and hiring of Black ... kids up for failure instead of preparing them for success. And that’s a huge problem.” Alicia Simba is a transitional kindergarten teacher at Prescott ...

We were all children ... school, receive scholarships, to excel in education. That belief is harmful to the success of Black students. That’s a sentiment Lizette shares. “We have to work ...

She keeps a mental list of those at risk of self-harm or suicide, and checks to see how they are doing ... Black children’s first encounters with racism can start before they are even in school ...

A Florida school held an ... an assembly solely for Black students in fourth and fifth grade. Regardless of each student's academic performance, the group of children was shown a presentation ...

Lacey’s great-grandmother started school but had to drop out to clean homes for work ... to do. Our children were not reaping the benefits,” said Janelle Wood, the founder of Black Mothers ...