It makes sense if you analyze it through the lens of the historical model of white governors, legislators and boards of regents in the Jim Crow South, who used the financial fragility of HBCUs as leverage to require political submission.

A social science teacher says his high school students debate topics from the relevance of the Electoral College to the reality of police brutality — and offers advice on how we can foster civic engagement.

Howard Zinn’s in trouble again — this time in Arkansas, as a legislator introduces a zero-Zinn bill.

Despite the insult DeVos represents to public education, her nomination did unite the organizations fighting against its privatization.

Unions and education activists urged Lisa Murkowski to oppose Trump’s education pick. On Tuesday, in a testament to the power of grass-roots resistance, Murkowski switched.

Meeting in private, enthused activists promise that the growing Republican dominance in state government will unleash a wave of laws to cut business taxes, restrict unions and expand school privatization.

A teacher in a struggling steel town reflects on the kind of education the next generation needs.

In the face of Trump’s draconian assault on democracy, it is crucial to rethink mechanisms of a repressive politics.

A professor included on the recently published "watchlist" that calls out 200 American educators for being leftist radicals reflects on her "dubious honor."

Data scientist and blogger Cathy O'Neil discusses her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, examining the way algorithms and data science are making our society less fair and more unequal.