As we’ve seen in recent years, the many ways in which racism can weave its way into the fabric of U.S. public education is both maddening and depressing. Racial disparities impact non-white students ...

That was one of the most succinct conclusions we drew from an Express-News series by Francisco Vara-Orta that culminated Sunday. The other was that an alternative to traditional discipline — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. School officials promised “severe disciplinary consequences” for the person responsible for drawing a swastika discovered on the ...

The Government Accountability Office found that Black girls received nearly half of the most severe punishments, like expulsion, even though they... Black girls face more discipline and more severe ...

Research shows racial disparities in school discipline may have collateral consequences on the larger non-suspended student population. When minor infraction suspensions target predominantly Black ...

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Black girls face more discipline and more severe punishments in public schools than girls from other racial backgrounds, according to a groundbreaking new report set for release Thursday by a ...