News and information regarding public education reform in the United States and efforts to increase Black student achievement, retention and graduation from public schools.
Projects
The Common Core State Standards Initiative
White House Race to the Top Fact Sheet
Video
National Summit on Educational Excellence and Opportunity for African-American Males
August 27, 2012
U.S. Department of Education
Reports and Analyses (* denotes most recent)
White House Initiative of Educational Outcomes for African-Americans
Realizing the Potential: How Governors Can Lead Effective Implementaton of the Common Core State Standards
The National Governors Association
The SAT Report on College and Career Readiness: 2012*
The College Board
The Urgency of Now: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Educationa and Black Males 2012*
The Schott Foundation
E Pluribus...Separation
Deepening Double Segregation For More Students*
By Gary Orfield, John Kucsera & Genevieve Siegel-Hawley
The Civil Rights Project, UCLA
Learning from the Successes and Failurres of Charter Schools*
By Roland Fryer, Jr.
The Hamilton Project
Staying in School: A Proposal to Raise High School Graduation Rates*
By Philip Oreopoulos and Derek Messacar
The Hamilton Project
A Dozen Economic Facts About K-12 Education*
By Adam Looney and Michael Greenstone
The Hamilton Project
Harnessing Technology to Improve K-12 Education*
By Aaron Chatterji and Benjamin F. Jones
The Hamilton Project
Framework for Providing All Students an Opportunity to Learn
By NAACP, National Urban League, Rainbow PUSH Coalition and others
Race Against Time:Educating Black Boys
National Education Association
Learning While Black
National Education Association
The Impact of White Teachers on the Academic Achievement of Black Students
By Bruce Douglas, Chance W. Lewis, Adrian Douglas, Malcolm Earl Scott and Dorothy Garrison-Wade
Achievement Gaps
How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
National Center for Education Statistics
The Consequences of Dropping out of High School
By Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, and Joe McLaughlin with Sheila Palma
Center for Labor Market Studies
Northeastern University
Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice
The Civil Rights Project, UCLA
Opportunities Suspended: The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School
The Civil Rights Project, UCLA
Suspended Education
By Daniel J. Losen and Russell Skiba
Southern Poverty Law Center
How Student Perspectives on Violence can be used to Create Safer Schools
By Pedro A. Noguera
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
New York University
Confronting the Challenge of Privatization in Public Education
By Pedro A. Noguera
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
New York University
School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of
the School Choice Scholarships Program
By Daniel P. Mayer, Paul E. Peterson, David E. Myers, Christina Clark Tuttle and William G. Howell
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University
Expanding Choice in Elementary and Secondary Education
By Jay Greene, Tom Lawless, W.Bentley MacLeod, Thomas Nechyba, Paul Peterson, Meredith Rosenthal and Grover Whitehurst
Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution
School choice and school competition: Evidence from the United States
By Caroline M.Hoxby
Swedish Economic Policy Review
The Nation's Report Card: America's Charter Schools,Results from the NAEP 2003 Pilot Study
National Center for Education Statistics
The Role of Charter Schools in Improving Education
By Susan J. Bodilly
Rand Corporation
Are Charter Schools Making a Difference
A Study of Student Outcomes in Eight States
By Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim R. Sass, and John Witte
Rand Corporation
Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools
By Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, and Tim R. Sass
Rand Corporation
Teaching the Movement: The State Standards We Deserve
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Harlem Children's Zone: Revitalizing Our Nation Through Education
By Geoffrey Canada and Angela Glover Blackwell
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
The Irreplaceables: Understanding The Real Retention Crisis in America's Urban Schools
TNTP
Removing the Roadblocks: How Federal Policy Can Cultivate Effective Teachers
National Council on Teacher Quality
Yes We Can: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males (2010)
The Schott Foundation for Public Education
The Nation's Report Card: Science 2011
U.S. Department of Education
Review of "Parent Power: Grass Roots Actvisism and K-12 Education Reform"
By Michelle Fine and Stan Karp
National Education Policy Center
Understanding and Improving Full-Time Virtual Schools
By Gary Miron and Jessica Urschel
National Education Policy Center
School Choice and Segregation by Race, Class and Achievement
By Roslyn Arlin Mickelson,Martha Bottia and Stephanie Southworth
National Education Policy Center
NorthStar News Columns and Editorials
Waiting for Mrs. Sheer
By Walter Fields, Executive Editor
Saving Black Boys
By Walter Fields, Executive Editor
Back to School
By Walter Fields, Executive Editor
My Educant Rant
By Walter Fields, Executive Editor
The Struggle Post-Brown
NorthStar Editorial
An Education President
NorthStar Editorial
To Be Equal: The President's Education Initiative
By Marc Morial, Contributor and CEO, National Urban League
To Be Equal: Encouraging Careers in STEM
By Marc Morial, Contributor and CEO, National Urban League
To Be Equal: Fixing Public School Financing
By Marc Morial, Contributro and CEO, National Urban League
Our Mediocre Investment in Education
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Contributor
NorthStar News Coverage & State-level Public Education Information
Detroit Schools embrace Intensive Tutoring
June 06, 2022 1:00 pm
By Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit
Schools try to close literacy gap. Read More
Philly School Segregation
May 23, 2022 12:30 pm
By Dale Mezzacappa, Senior Reporter, Chalkbeat Philadelphia
Areas schools are among the most segregated in the country Read More
New Casey Report on Racial Barriers
April 02, 2014 9:30 am
By NorthStar News Staff
Race for Results describes challenges facing Black children. Read More
Civil Wrongs in Education
March 24, 2014 10:30 am
By NorthStar News Staff
Public education shaping up as civil rights battleground for 21st century. Read More
Pennsylvania
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of Pennsylvania. Read More
Maryland
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of Maryland. Read More
Connecticut
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of Connecticut. Read More
New York State
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of New York. Read More
New Jersey
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of New Jersey. Read More
North Carolina
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of North Carolina. Read More
Virginia
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of Virginia. Read More
Ohio
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of Ohio. Read More
Delaware
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of Delaware. Read More
South Carolina
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for large public school districts in the state of South Carolina. Read More
Washington DC
April 03, 2013 12:00 am

Contact information for the public school district of the District of Columbia. Read More
Public focuses on Student Achievement
September 28, 2012 7:00 am

Teacher performance and school atmosphere are seen as keys. Read More
Many Seniors not College Ready
Only 43% of Class of 2012 SAT Takers College Ready
September 26, 2012 9:00 am
By NorthStar News Staff
College Board reveals less than half of college bound seniors ready. Read More
Keeping Black Boys in School
September 25, 2012 9:30 am
By NorthStar News Staff
New report details the epidemic in dropout rates for Black males Read More
Black Males Education Summit
August 28, 2012 12:00 am

Videotape of the town hall with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Read More
Dead End for Black Boys?
June 27, 2011 12:00 am
By NorthStar News Staff
College Board reports unemployment, death, incarceration likely. Read More
Brown’s Enduring Legacy
Historic decision still resonates today
May 17, 2011 12:00 am
By NorthStar News Staff
Brown decision casts shadow on current education reform efforts. Read More
Michigan Gov Sets Education Agenda
April 28, 2011 12:00 am
By NorthStar News Staff
Gov. Rick Snyder proposes massive school restructuring in Michigan. Read More
Ed Secretary Talks Reforms
February 17, 2011 12:00 am
U.S, Department of Education
Arne Duncan addresses issues of diversity, teachers and achievement. Read More
Black Boys Expelled
School suspensions target Black boys in middle school
September 21, 2010 12:00 am
By NorthStar News Staff
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center reveals dangerous trend. Read More
President Outlines Education Agenda
Merit Pay, Career Training among priorities
March 11, 2009 12:00 pm
By NorthStar News Staff
President Barack Obama addressed the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce yesterday at the Washington Marriott Metro Center, and used the speech to outline his education agenda. Read More
U.S Department of Education
January 03, 2009 12:00 am

Hon. Arne Duncan is the Secretary of Education, appointed by President Barack Obama. Read More