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Widely-loved Chicago Public Schools Principal Robert “Rob” Croston has died, as the Chicago Sun Times reported. The Times noted Croston’s legacy of “resourcefulness, energy and leadership inspired his students” and his dedication to exposing economically and ethnically vulnerable Black students to rigorous lessons and learning opportunities with students of different races through a merger that […]

Chicago Public Schools is doing what it can to help support students who would be affected by President Trump’s recent crackdown on immigration. As a start, the school system has informed principals that they shouldn’t grant immigration enforcement officials access to school property without warrants.

Myneisha Johnson was tragically killed a week before her graduation from Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis. To honor the young woman’s hard work, the school allowed her grandmother and 1-year-old son to accept her diploma. This is usually seen as a touching honor – something similar happened with a friend when I was […]

Liz Dozier’s star truly began to rise when she was featured in CNN’s Chicagoland series in 2014. As the then-principal of Fenger High School, her commitment to her students and their futures gained her national attention. After moving on from the position this past summer, many waited to see what Dozier’s next venture would be. They […]

    For many young people of color or those interested in the arts, Misty Copeland is an inspiration. At just 32-years-old, she has made a name for herself in the world of dance, specifically ballet. She was named one of Time‘s “100 Most Influential People” last year, landing her on the cover of the magazine. […]

A Connecticut school principal was suspended after a video of her dragging two kindergarten students down the school’s hallway surfaced. Tisdale School Principal Carmen Perez Dickson allegedly exposed the students to the inappropriate behavior in the spring of 2012. 

A Washington state principal has been placed on leave as the district reviews a complaint that she used the N-word. Poulsbo Elementary School principal Claudia Alves used the N-word to explain the word’s meaning. 

Twelve students were suspended this week after a photo of a principal appearing to choke a female student went viral. Pittsburg High School Principal Todd Whitmire said the photo was taken last Friday.

The outrage has only increased for Principal Minerva Zanca, who’s accused of targeting and forcing out the only black teacher’s at Pan American International High School in NYC, calling them “gorillas,” and making derogatory comments about their “big lips” and “nappy hair.”

A petition has been launched demanding the ousting of NYC Principal Minerva Zanca, who is accused of firing a group of black teachers, and calling them “big lipped,” “nappy haired,” and “gorillas.”

oxbury, MA’s Orchard Gardens was a failing school until Principal Andrew Bott fired the school’s many security guards, and invested that money into art teachers, programs, and facilities. Three years later, “Orchard Gardens has one of the fastest student improvement rates statewide. And the students — once described as loud and unruly, have found their focus.”

Students at Chicago’s King College Prep High School staged a sit-in on Thursday, demanding that their principal, Shontae Higginbottom resign.