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by Harriette Cole onSeptember 29, 2010
Substandard, "urban" public schools vs. expensive, lily-white private schools? What's a middle-class (bourgie) black parent to do?
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onAugust 4, 2012
The host of the classic children's reading program tells us the story of its high-tech makeover.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 1, 2012
Browner America: Sandra E. Timmons hopes that population trends will spur us to invest in kids of color.
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by Celena Cipriaso onMay 16, 2011
When black students in Shelby, Miss., voted for two white teachers as their best, the school board and superintendent didn't like the result.
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February 7, 2011
The case of the Ohio mother jailed for enrolling her daughter in an out-of district school shatters the myth that low-income parents don't care about their children's education. More parental involvement could speed up education reform.
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by Cord Jefferson onOctober 28, 2010
As part of The Root's series about how President Obama's policies affect African Americans, we take a look at the administration's initiatives regarding education.
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by Lauren Williams onOctober 15, 2010
Just after replacing the controversial Michelle Rhee, the interim chief of D.C. Public Schools shared her thoughts with The Root about the fate of fired teachers, reaching out to black parents and Waiting for Superman.
