Education
Probes Into Racism in Schools Stall Under Trump. By Meredith Kolodner / TPM
When Philanthropy Becomes a Suspect: Black Institutions, Federal Scrutiny, and the MacKenzie Scott Moment. By Fisher Jack / Eurweb
Florida is reshaping higher education. Other states are watching. By Lucy Marques / Tampa Bay Times
How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best. By Sarah Mervosh / NYT
Civil Rights Rollbacks in the South Signal a Threat to Vulnerable School Children Everywhere. By Ashana Bigard / The Progressive Magazine
Where’s the Outrage? Universities Need to Speak Up. By Brian Rosenberg / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Morris Brown College President Says He Was Abruptly Dismissed Without Explanation. By Walter Hudson / Eduledger
Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs Reaches Record High Among Black Families. By Chera Watson / Eduledger
As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows. By Pooja Salhotra / NYT
Watchdog urges DOJ probe of top research university over alleged illegal DEI practices: ‘Defies common sense.’ By Andrew Mark Miller / Fox News
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook. By C.J. Polychroniou / Truthout
UMES President and Former Professor Battle Over Plagiarism, Race, and Retaliation Claims. By Walter Hudson / EduLedger
Dr. Michael Joseph Brown, Renowned Biblical Scholar and Seminary President, Dies. By Jamal Watson / EduLedger
Racial Harassment of Students Ignored by Trump’s Department of Education. By Jennifer Smith Richards, Megan O’Matz and Jodi S. Cohen / Propublica
Black Students Face Racism In Texas Schools With No Support. By Joe Jurado / Newsone
The Confederacy Goes on Trial, Along With Schools Named Jackson and Lee. By Clyde McGrady / NYT
White House Attacks College Essays About Race In Latest DEI Crackdown. By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman / Black Enterprise
Only 2% of US students who study abroad are Black men. By Ira Porter / CSMonitor
States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme. By Robert Kim / The Progressive Magazine
Texas GOP turns schools into indoctrination machines. By Lisa Needham / Daily Kos
Morehouse Rhodes Scholar Sets New Standard for HBCU Excellence. HBCU Editors
MacKenzie Scott Keeps Giving – Another $25M Goes to Lincoln University. By Bernadette Giacomazzo / Complex
State Universities Are Scrambling to Appease the Bigoted MAGA Regime. By Aaron R. Hanlon / TNR
School Integration Has Lost Steam. Will Mamdani Revive It in New York? By Troy Closson / NYT
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Plan To Bring Charter Schools To Stillman College, Tuskegee University—And HBCUs Nationwide. ByAsia Alexander / Forbes
University of Alabama shutters Black, female student magazines. By AP and Politico
