DeVos calls on Congress to postpone federal standardized exams until 2022
WASHINGTON - The national standardized test regarded as a crucial barometer of student achievement could be postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus, the Education...
After backlash, USDA agrees to extend free-meal program for children
The program feeds about 30 million young people, whose families can pick up food at a school, regardless of income or whether their child attends...
Trump’s words used by kids to bully classmates at school VIEW
Since Donald Trump's rise to the presidency, his inflammatory language — often condemned as racist and xenophobic — has seeped into schools across America. Many...
Student’s childhood was punctured by gun violence. He started a company and is headed to a top college.
The way RuQuan Brown sees it, he shouldn't be considered extraordinary. His childhood circumstances and adolescent ambitions aren't all that unusual among his friends. Neither...
White-supremacist rally near White House dwarfed by thousands of anti-hate protesters VIEW
The gathering, billed as a "white civil rights" rally, is taking place on the anniversary of the Charlottesville violence, which killed an anti-racist protester, Heather...
D.C. mayor awards $4,000 to 3 teens who faced online racist backlash in NASA contest
WASHINGTON — Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration announced Thursday that it would award $4,000 to help three D.C. high-school students who faced a torrent of racist...
How racist hackers tried to ruin odds for black teens in NASA science contest
When the high-school juniors turned to social media to enlist contest votes, users on the anonymous internet forum 4chan tried to ensure they wouldn't win....