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In historic move, MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs | CNN The museum has agreed to return two works from 1857 by the Black potter David Drake, who made his ambitious jars while enslaved, to his present-day descendants.

The museum has agreed to return two works from 1857 by the Black potter David Drake, who made his ambitious jars while enslaved, to his present-day descendants.

Oct. 30, 1870: Protest of Racist Policies on Streetcars in Louisville Reconstruction era protest of racist discrimination on streetcars in Louisville, Kentucky.

#tdih 1870, three Black men bravely boarded a segregated trolley in Louisville. When told to leave, they asserted right to ride.

African Americans pre-arranged the protest, aiming for legal decision to enforce equal access to public trolleys.

Read results in LFJ article⬇️ 🧵
#TeachReconstruction

Texas Ban on Transgender Course Content Sows Chaos Verbal-only policies prohibiting academic discussions of trans identity appear to be extending beyond the Texas Tech system and now include anti-trans curricular reviews.

Chilling.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Amazing news!

Tupac's life was 'yin and yang,' writes author of 'Only God Can Judge Me' Bestselling author Jeff Pearlman digs into the complexities that defined rapper Tupac Shakur's short life in book Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.

Bestselling author Jeff Pearlman digs into the complexities that defined rapper Tupac Shakur's short life in book Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur. n.pr/4hwyuqe

Is this Colorado Christian school public or private? The answer depends on whom you ask. Backers of Riverstone Academy say it’s a public school, but some government officials say it’s not. Whether the school is public or private could determine if it gets state funding and can meet local ...

“Every public school and district in the state of Colorado has a ‘Christian’ affiliation by the shear (sic) fact that there are Christians who attend their schools an (sic) serve in their district.” www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

German government pledges record $1 billion in funding for Holocaust survivor home care The budget reflects the growing needs of an aging survivor population and will now enable all Holocaust survivors on waitlists for home care to receive it

"The German government has agreed to allocate $1.08 billion in funds for home care for survivors for 2026, marking the largest budget for home care in its history of Holocaust reparations, reflecting the growing needs of an aging survivor population." www.timesofisrael.com/german-gover...

Reminding us all that among the last things issued by the Biden-era Office of Civil Rights was a list of ways the use of AI could well violate the civil rights of students, and this was among them.

Federal Data Is the Basis for Everything We Know About Schools. It Must Be Saved Roy & Sibilia: NCES must have the resources to fulfill its mission, or America will be making decisions about schools based on hunches, not facts.

"researchers and advocates must embrace and encourage a stronger and more modern NCES, not run away from efforts to examine how dollars are used and whether they are being spent effectively." www.the74million.org/article/fede...

Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns Experts call for guardrails around the ethical, legal, and instructional concerns.

Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns: Experts call for guardrails around the ethical, legal, and instructional concerns.

"Many observers expect advocates for publicly funded religious education to find a new test case, one where Amy Coney Barrett, who recused herself from the Oklahoma case, could cast a potentially decisive vote."

Photo of a person giving a lecture for a symposium at Howard Law School. In the background there are logos of Howard Law Journal and the symposium.

I had a great time participating in the 22nd Annual Wiley A. Branton Symposium: Good Trouble: Unleashing Power, Policy, and the Voice of the People in Education at Howard University School of Law.

I talked about my school choice research in the Lunch and Learn Series: Tools to Respond.

interesting work being done by UC Davis on heat in schoolyards, which is going to matter even more as it gets hotter

In my class, this is one of the things most often noticed by my students in the disparities among school facilities: who plays on grass?

Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions.

Black student enrollment at elite colleges is dropping, by nearly half at some schools, just two years after the end of race-conscious admissions. This trend threatens decades of hard-fought progress in education. We must find new ways to ensure equity and representation.

Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle

Many massacres were committed during the Reconstruction era. 💔

Read our national report on teaching Reconstruction. It includes free lessons for K-12, recommended books & films, a state by state assessment of education standards, & more. #TeachReconstruction ⬇️
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Oct. 25, 1868: St. Bernard Parish Massacre The St. Bernard Parish massacre of African Americans was carried out by white men to terrorize the recently emancipated voters in Louisiana.

#tdih 1868 St. Bernard Parish (La.) white supremacist Reconstruction era massacre 💔 of African Americans to terrorize recently emancipated voters.

Not in most textbooks. Local teacher @chrisdier.bsky.social wrote a book for students to learn their history. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...

This is educational malpractice.

Didn't say it was. Just anticipating the argument.

Rendell-Baker.

"Unlike the Oklahoma Catholic school at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case, Riverstone is not a charter school. Rather, both the BOCES and the Colorado education department have referred to it as a “contract school,” a term that’s not defined in state law."

This ‘Christian public school’ in Colorado could spur a fight over religion in education Backers of a new Christian public school say if the state doesn’t agree to fund the school, it would amount to religious discrimination.

Colorado now has what appears to the be the first-ever self-identified "public Christian school." Expect litigation to follow.

www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

This ‘Christian public school’ in Colorado could spur a fight over religion in education Backers of a new Christian public school say if the state doesn’t agree to fund the school, it would amount to religious discrimination.

This ‘Christian public school’ in Colorado could spur a fight over religion in education

www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

Indeed.

YouTube video by UCL Institute of Education The "Lost Scientist" | UCL Institute of Education

Based on 14 years of research and over 750 interviews, the "Lost Scientists" exhibition reveals how systemic exclusion leads to underrepresentation in STEM. "Vanessa", a Black girl who loved science, represents those whose potential is lost.

#BlackHistoryMonth
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Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters

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This ‘Christian public school’ in Colorado could spur a fight over religion in education Backers of a new Christian public school say if the state doesn’t agree to fund the school, it would amount to religious discrimination.

This ‘Christian public school’ in Colorado could spur a fight over religion in education

www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

The clips and conversations I’m hearing about the SNAP (food stamp) cuts should be above the fold everywhere. It’s a scary time for a lot of people.

To be clear, #project2025 seeks to eliminate income restrictions for vouchers.

I am looking forward to participating.

22nd Annual Wiley A. Branton Symposium: Good Trouble www.eventbrite.com/e/22nd-annua...