black children and education

Nurturing A Child’s Passion: Why I Stopped Caring About the Stuff My Kid Does Well

As tempting as it is to push our kids into things they're good at, nurturing a child's passion is much more important to helping them excel.

– Mar 4, 2015

Black Children and STEM Education: The Science of Becoming a Groundbreaker

When it comes to Black children and STEM education, Dr. Edith Davis is the perfect role model.

– Feb 3, 2015

Five Fun Ideas For Summer Learning: It’s Not Too Late!

It's almost back-to-school time, but it's not too late to get in some last-minute summer learning. Great tips here!

– Aug 22, 2014

What Black Educators Are Saying About the Effects of Race On Our Sons

Does a white teacher's inability and unwillingness to deal with their own racial biases lead to stressful interactions with black boys? Educators say yes—and then some.

– May 30, 2014

60 Years After Brown Decision, US Schools More Segregated Than Ever

Many of the advances in desegregating schools made after the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling have stopped—or been reversed.

– May 19, 2014

Mother Wit: Help Your Child Get Better Grades, Without Punishing Him

Bringing home a "D" on the report card used to earn this mom a whooping. But she wants Mother Wit to help her get her son's grades up—without hitting him.

– May 7, 2014

The New Mutants: Black Excellence In the New Class of Black Global Super-Achievers

  By PATRICK A. HOWELL “There is a new class of black super-achievers graduating for the first time.” Mark Penn, “Micro-Trends: The Small Forces Behind...

– Apr 22, 2014

This’ll Make Tiger Mom’s Head Explode: A Radical Way To Parent Black Children

Our jobs as parents is to help our children practice excellence within their own unique life design. Here's a radical way one mom puts this to the test as she unschools her daughters.

– Apr 21, 2014

What Educational Excellence Looks Like

She's no "Tiger Mom." But our Faith & Motherhood columnist knows a thing or two about how to coax excellence out of our babies.

Sheryl Sandberg’s #BanBossy Campaign Is Disappointing. And Dumb.

When black girls are undereducated, bullied, stereotyped and left behind, it's hard to take Sheryl Sandberg's trite #BanBossy campaign seriously.

– Mar 13, 2014
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