Education How Black History is Taught at One Mostly White College in Tennessee NBCLX went inside an African-American history class at Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee, to learn how its professor and its students are tackling uncomfortable conversations about our nation’s past and present. (Note: This video contains the use of a racial slur. We have chosen not to edit it due to its context and the educational nature of the piece.)
HBCUs BLM Has Made HBCUs More Popular Than Ever. But Will the Support Last? Students and faculty of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) have long praised the value of institutions where Black students can feel at home with others who share their history and experiences. But after years of struggle for the same money and resources as predominantly white institutions, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has ushered in a wave...
critical race theory What Is Critical Race Theory, Really? A Clear Definition What is critical race theory in education and why has it become so controversial? We define CRT and explain its main tenets.
student athletes Student Athletes Are Finally Getting Paid. But Can They Make Their Money Last? College sports is a massive moneymaking machine. And until recent policy changes, college athletes weren’t able to make a dime from the system. That’s finally changing. New rules allow athletes to start profiting off their name, image or likeness — known as NIL. But with so little financial education in this country, will these college athletes fumble their finances? NBCLX...
schools We Had a Doctor Grade State Plans to Open Schools This Fall — And He Gave a Few Fs With the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreading, anxiety is rising about how to get kids back to school this fall safely. We asked for a doctor to help grade the plans for school openings in Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida, Arkansas and California. Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, got out his gradebook.
Education We Shouldn't Shy Away From Kids' Questions About Race, Teacher Says With many bills in state legislatures seeking to ban teaching of critical race theory, we reached out to Becky Pringle, a 30-year veteran science teacher who now heads the NEA, the largest teachers’ union in the country. Pringle says when kids ask questions about race, adults need to be “courageous enough to answer those questions truthfully.”
deaf and hearing impaired Why the Pandemic May Have Had an Immeasurable Impact on the Deaf Community This past year, life has not been easy for anyone. Lockdowns, social distancing, and mask mandates have taken their toll on us all. Now imagine for a moment you were someone who was deaf. Imagine you were someone who counted on seeing a person’s lips move to understand what they were saying. And then imagine all of a sudden (almost) everyone in the country was wearing a mask.
sex education This OB/GYN Says Sex Ed in the U.S. is a ‘Complete Embarrassment' OB/GYN Dr. Jennifer Lincoln answers sex education questions on TikTok and debunks the myths she hears
schools TikTok's ‘Dr. Jen' is Calling for Better Sex Ed in the U.S. “It’s a complete embarrassment when you see what we teach and what we don’t teach young people,” says Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, @drjenniferlincoln on TikTok. She posts sex education and health lessons and debunks myths and misinformation that pop up online.
schools School Segregation Is Getting Worse Instead of Better Ever since white Americans used cheap debt to move out of cities and into the suburbs, school segregation has accelerated in the U.S. And in recent decades, the problem has gotten worse rather than better. Mike Magee, the CEO of Chiefs for Change, explains why racial disparities in education are getting worse and what can be done about it.
