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.

Johnson says the first step in shifting the private school experience for Black kids is getting parents together to figure out what their students and environments need. One way Johnson is doing ...

Be the role model for the Black children—and not just those in ... a principal should be proud to tell them about all the work the school is doing to build a culture that respects and empowers ...

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.

Parents of Black Children ... must work together to address the root causes of racial harassment in schools. This includes pushing for policy changes improved training for school staff and greater ...

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 ...

However, Diana Greene, CEO of the Children’s Literacy Initiative, says the debate over reading reforms misses the point entirely. If Black kids are coming to school ... has been doing it right ...

The Williamsburg Bray School will open its doors to the public as a historical education site next spring. The oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children ... Their work has revealed original ...