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An African American principal has issued an apology to police if the "cultural relevance" of his school's Black History month assembly was "misconstrued".

Chicago's Barrington High School has released an apology for the actions of a group of teens who depicted a slave auction during a skit representing the school.

Police are investigating a hit-and-run that took the life of an off-duty rookie NYPD officer in New Jersey, the New York Daily News reports. Vincent Harrison, 25, was killed early Sunday during a three car-involved accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. According to the Daily News: Harrison, assigned to the 100th Precinct, pulled his 2013 Chevy Cruze sedan over […]

Oprah Winfrey was just as disappointed as everyone else who noticed she was mistaken for Whoopi Goldberg at the 88th Academy Awards. Blog Total Beauty made the cringe-worthy flub during red carpet arrivals Sunday evening. The site, which rarely focuses on products for people of color, posted a photo of Goldberg to their Twitter account with […]

School officials there are encouraging parents to download a free math app that, as stated in at least one major study, improves math scores.

Educators are experimenting with research that says children focus better when allowed to move.

TFA is committed to recruiting 2,400 Latino undergraduates and professionals over the next three years to teach in predominantly low-income Latino schools.

Some experts say that kids need more recess—not more test prep—to excel in school.

Boys who go to neighborhood barbershops in the Mobile and Pritchard, Alabama area are getting more than a haircut. They’re also discovering books they can relate to, with characters that look like them.