“Even black Americans who make it to the middle class are likely to see their kids fall down the ladder,” writes Richard Reeves, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Abrazar Spanish Language Academy's classes are aimed at African American kids. ... Black Children Saying Hola to Spanish Classes. By Jocelyn Y. Stewart . Oct. 15, 2003 12 AM PT .

Violating a school dress code. Using a cellphone in class. Mouthing off at a teacher. There was a time when that kind of behavior, called "willfully defiant" conduct, would get a California public ...

Having just one black teacher in third, fourth or fifth grade reduced low-income black boys' probability of dropping out of high school by 39 percent, the study found.

A teacher’s race—and racial biases—can affect how many African American students are assigned to such classes. A teacher ... black children are severely underrepresented in gifted programs.

She supplements her children’s learning with coursework provided through Acellus Academy, an online K-12 private school that offers classes in Spanish, history and other subjects.

A majority of parents rarely, if ever, discuss race/ethnicity, gender, class or other categories of social identity with their kids, according to a new, nationally representative survey of more ...

As one of the only Black kids in predominantly white schools in upper-middle-class communities — including the university enclaves of Palo Alto, California, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina ...

Black children in particular are disappearing from the city, and many families point to one reason: Raising children here has become too expensive. By Troy Closson and Nicole Hong Athenia Rodney ...

State discipline law keeps Black, Latino kids in class. ... Black students accounted for 17% of total suspensions in California — despite making up less than 6% of the student population. ...