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Ethan Brisby was the first to attend college in his family, and like many students, figuring out how to pay for his education was at the top of his list. As a way to give back to the young urban community, the Morehouse College graduate has written a book detailing ways to pay for college.

A University of Missouri-St. Louis student has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. Loren Moseley, a secondary education graduate student will spend eight months working at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. 

In the last ten years, the number of high school students taking advanced placement (AP) tests has increased dramatically. But according to the College Board’s latest report, one group still lags behind. 

Parents of students attending a New York school are outraged after finding out their children were banned from writing about iconic civil rights leader Malcolm X.  The assignment, given to fourth graders attending Public School 201 in Flushing, did not permit students to write about X because he was “violent” and “bad.” 

Students and faculty at Cal State-LA argued for an Ethnic Studies course graduation requirement before its Academic Senate Tuesday. This effort comes a month after the Senate voted against making taking one course in the discipline a requirement. 

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced new hopes for the district’s suspension policy. At Tuesday’s press conference, officials placed a high emphasis on student discipline, shying away from the “suspend a student first” narrative echoed throughout many schools in the country.

A 17-year old North Carolina high school student has made history by becoming the first transgender teen crowned Homecoming King in North Carolina. Senior Blake Brockington was nominated by his peers this year to be East Meck High School’s 2014 Homecoming King. The announcement was made during the halftime ceremony inside the school gym Friday night. 

According to a report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 81 percent of low-income fourth graders and 69 percent of all kids in Michigan are reading below the standard level. 

Officials at a Utah elementary school took the meals of 40 children and threw them away due to outstanding balances on their accounts. Parents of students at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City were shocked and angered upon hearing the news.

For the most part, educational institutions have closed their doors due to the extremely cold weather in the midwest. Students attending The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign weren’t so lucky.

According to federal tests, by the time they reach eighth grade, half of all African American schoolboys have not mastered the most basic math skills. A new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research on Monday suggests a promising approach for helping challenged students. 

Black students at the University of Michigan have advanced their movement for a more inclusive and equal campus. The petition labeled, “University of Michigan: Support Your Black Students,” is addressed to Dr. Mary Sue Coleman, president of the university.