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COLUMN: Slavery still shapes all of our lives, yet students aren’t taught its history
Glossing over America’s original sin means we can never overcome it
COLUMN: New studies challenge the claim that black students are sent to special ed too much
Two quantitative studies find that black students are under-identified for disabilities at school
COLUMN: The cost of going back to school keeps rising
But the school supplies list should always have room for Toni Morrison
COLUMN: Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens
Most studies point to better reading comprehension from printed material, researcher says
COLUMN: We are a nation of migrants, not a collection of diplomas
The rush to embrace only highly educated immigrants reveals our classist elitism
COLUMN: A study of Latino students reveals two sides of the segregation debate
Latino students are more isolated but also more evenly spread through schools, researchers say
COLUMN: A school administrator tries to shame poverty away
The pervasiveness of poverty in schools demands real solutions
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COLUMN: We should all ‘go back’ — to the American founding ideal of shared struggle, despite our differences
'Creating a more equitable and inclusive nation is essential to living up to our democratic ideals.'
COLUMN: The new low-income big borrower of student loans
New breed of borrowers avoids default but gets into student debt trouble
COLUMN: Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South
Birmingham is brimming with talented black students in STEM fields — why aren’t there more black-owned businesses?