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Introducing Homeroom Announcements! Every Monday morning (starting today), Word In Black's weekly education newsletter will land in your inbox, featuring our reporting that confronts K-12 inequities, elevates solutions, and amplifies the Black experience.

Meet the Experts Making College Admissions Easier for Black Kids
“The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions” sparks a much-needed “conversation about education, parenting, and race.”

The State of Black Education: What’s Really Going on?
Fedrick C. Ingram, the secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers, says inequity hasn’t disappeared, but the challenges we’re facing won’t stop us.

High Schoolers Launch Civil Rights Tour App
Two Washington, D.C.-area high school students have created an interactive app that highlights the history of civil rights in the District.

Education Advocates Say Chess Can Be an Integral Part of a Child’s Development
According to chess experts and educators, chess can enhance analytical thinking and planning skills, elevate creativity, and improve memory.

City’s 'College Choice' Program to Cover School Costs for Students in Foster Care
College Choice will provide college students in foster care with a daily stipend and remaining costs of college tuition — up to $15,000 each year.

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