Homeless among students is a growing national crisis. The Department of Education has issued guidance to states and school districts on how to address this issue.

The Black Lives Matter platform addresses the need for education reform.

Oberlin College placed professor on leave over alleged anti-Semitic comments. Her comments outraged the college's board of trustees.

A judge dismisses a case from a St. Louis mother who says her school district's desegregation plan is racially discriminatory. Her legal team expects to take its fight to the Supreme Court.

A new survey found that education policy tops the list of issues that young adults care about. That's especially true for African-Americans.

Cleveland, Mississippi's school board voted to appeal a court-ordered desegregation plan. The city has fought desegregation for more than five decades.

A local NAACP filed a lawsuit against a California school district. The civil rights group accused school officials of failing to follow through on a discipline agreement.

A philanthropy organization awards nearly $3 million in grants toward education programs in Kentucky for Black boys. Observers praised the award, but warned that Black girls are being neglected.

Teachers are concerned about how the police shootings of Black men affect their students of color. Many are frustrated that their students are viewed and treated unfairly.

Secretary of Education John King called for greater diversity at the PTA annual convention. He said diversity offers benefits all the way around.

All the graduates of a Bronx high school are going to college. The principal credits full community involvement.

Ivory Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. Deputy Undersecretary of Education Kim Hunter Reed will serve as acting executive director.