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On Wednesday over 100 Chicago students boycotted a standardized test in protest of the mass school closings in their city. The test they boycotted, The Prairie State Achievement Examination, is an exam students are required to take. Instead, these young people gathered at Chicago Public Schools headquarters and made their voices heard. The protest was […]

Despite Harper High’s much-publicized struggles with violence, two of its students – Deonte Tanner and Brittney Knight – are Harper High’s first Gates Millennium Scholars! They’ll have tuition, room, and board paid for at the college of their choice.

Two African students- Gérard Niyondiko and Moctar Dembélé – have been awarded $25,000 for inventing a soap that repels mosquitoes. The soap is intended to stop the spread of malaria, which is among the leading causes of death in Central Africa.

Chicago parents and activists are holding a march today- dubbed Walk the Walk – to draw attention to the “distances, safety concerns, and overcrowding potential” facing students displaced by the closing of over 50 Chicago Public Schools.

According to a new report, 24 percent of black students were suspended from school in the 2009-10 academic year, as opposed to just 7.1 percent of white students. These suspensions are usually the result of nonviolent infractions, like lateness or dress code violations.

Harvard University students are up in arms over a scheduled performance from YMCMB rapper Tyga at their annual Yardfest. They say his music promotes sexism and rape culture. Do you support their efforts? Is Tyga’s music a worthy target of protest?

A group of Rochelle, Georgia students are attempting to organize the first integrated prom at their school. And they’re being met with resistance; signs promoting the idea have been torn down, and the school is refusing to fund the event.

As expected, Chicago Public Schools announced the closing of an incredible number of schools; 54 to be exact. These closures disproportionately impact black and brown students, and many parents and community members are OUTRAGED.

An organization called Detroit’s Youth Voice have organized a march this Saturday to “break the School-to-Prison Pipeline.” Great to see young people taking to the streets and making their voices heard regarding such an important issue.

According to a new report, the nation’s top Universities are failing to attract high-achieving low-income students, reinforcing economic inequality and a lack of social mobility. How can top Universities do a better job of reaching low-income students?

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, an astounding 9 out of 10 Chicago Public School students potentially impacted by school closures are African American. Shameful.

Two Howard University students are suing Alpha Kappa Alpha for hazing them, and not admitting them into the sorority. They say their familial status – the fact that their mothers are members – is the reason why they weren’t admitted.