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Fifth grade teacher gives students "set your price" slave trade assignment.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson is going to teach an online acting class in collaboration with MasterClass. As reported by Variety, “Jackson will deliver wisdom and pointers culled from playing more than 100 roles over his 45-year film career.” The course will be available for a one-time $90 fee. His class is slated to premiere sometime […]

The program has mixed results but strives to make a difference.

If you’re a teacher who has ever taught K-12, do you ever think back and wonder what happened to some of those kids? Little Johnny, who worked your nerves because he always threw those doggone paper airplanes when he thought you weren’t looking. Nikki, who never seemed to be in a good mood. And David. […]

The family of a Georgia high school student is seeking justice after reports of a Greene County teacher calling the student “the dumbest girl that…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri on Thursday fired an assistant professor who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation where she called for “some muscle” to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus. Melissa Click’s actions were “not compatible with university policies […]

Will Black public school students suffer academically because of a dwindling number of Black teachers? It’s a critical question that is being debated in education circles across America. And it’s got my attention. As more African-Americans students and other pupils of color are packing the nation’s classrooms, public schools are becoming more segregated and minority teachers, who […]

According to The Jazzy Report, being pushy may not be the best way to parent your children, and may even have a negative affect on their lives! Click on the audio player to hear more on The D.L. Hughley Show.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 p.m. EST! RELATED: How […]

A judge has reduced the sentences of three former Atlanta Public School educators who received the longest sentences for their racketeering convictions in the mass cheating case. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter dropped the incarceration time from seven years in prison to three; and also reduced the number of years they have to […]

According to this The Jazzy Report, it turns out teaching your children self control will not only help their kids in school, but the lesson will also follow them into their adult lives and careers! Click on the audio player to hear about the results of this new study on The D.L. Hughley Show.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]

The income gap between whites and minorities in the United States is staggering. But what drives it? Find out when you listen to The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 p.m. EST! RELATED: Minorities Are Disproportionately Ticketed In White NYC Neighborhoods [VIDEO] RELATED: The […]

STOCKPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sixth-grader Kayla Hunter considers herself pretty tech savvy. She has a computer at home unlike about half her classmates at her elementary school. And it matches up well with the one she’ll use this week to take a new test linked to the Common Core standards. Still, the perky 11-year-old worries. […]