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Achievement gaps between white, Black and Hispanic students can be substantially explained by one factor: Their family's socioeconomic status.

A history course created amid the upheaval of the Black Lives Matter movement invites students to have honest conversations about race. Now in its seventh year, it uses music to build bridges.

Two researchers examine how students' behavior changes when cannabis becomes more accessible in the area around their school.

The Taliban are increasing religious education and removing lessons about the arts, culture and human rights - moves that will shape the future for millions of Afghan students ...

Can stories about detectives from days gone by help students learn to think more critically? An English lecturer provides clues through a course that features novels about sleuths from a bygone era.

Being a woman in a welding and fabrication shop means finding workarounds for getting tasks done.

On Nov. 15, 1960, four Black first graders desegregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Tessie Prevost, who died in July 2024 with the promises of the post-Brown era still unfulfilled.

Should a rap album be counted as a scholarly work? We asked a scholar who makes hip-hop and hit the recording studio to earn his Ph.D.

One candidate has gone after for-profit colleges. The other has tried to loosen restrictions. What else does the record show about what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have done on education?

Researchers asked math teachers why certain groups do better at math than others. The teachers had different answers for different groups.