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How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year

Movement was an essential part of Gloria Merriex’s lessons at Duval Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. Courtesy of Boaz Dvir Boaz Dvir, Penn State When Duval...

Rev. Norman Franklin: Brown vs. Board, 70 years later

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION--This May 8, 1964 file photo shows Linda Brown Smith standing in front of the Sumner School in Topeka, Kan....

School interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence

Children referred to child protective services are more likely to be victims of violence.ER Productions Limited/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Laura Voith, Case Western Reserve...

How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year

by Boaz Dvir, Penn State When Duval Elementary – a school that served mostly Black and poor students in East Gainesville, Florida – failed the...

A Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools

America’s schools don’t always welcome cultural expression. MoMo Productions via Getty Images by Kenjus T. Watson, American University A Texas judge ruled on Feb. 22, 2024, that...

Where’s the money for Black student mental health?

by Joseph Williams Last month, when New York announced the state would spend more than $5 million on public school-based mental health clinics, it joined...

Going beyond instruction, community schools serve as ‘hubs in the community’

Selena Davis, left, 8, and Mariah Long, right, 7, play in the mini-diner that is part of the Lilliput Play Homes in the library...

We analyzed over 3.5 million written teacher comments about students and found racial bias

Teachers had more negative comments about Black boys than they did about other groups. aldomurillo/E+ via Getty Images by Angus Kittelman, University of Missouri-Columbia; David Markowitz,...

Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won’t solve America’s mental health crisis among students

Student-to-counselor ratios in America’s schools often exceed what is recommended. SDI Productions via Getty Images Joni Williams Splett, University of Florida Of all the challenges that threaten...

New approach to teaching computer science could broaden the subject’s appeal

Language arts students can program chatbots for literary characters. shironosov/iStock/Getty Images Plus by Lauren Margulieux, Georgia State University Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional...

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