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(RNS) — Black Muslim Americans make up close to 20% of the Muslim American population, often leading the way for all Muslims in the area of civil activism.

Superintendent Thomas Anderson says the districts work with the DOJ on language services is going smoothly.

A new FutureEd study identifies a range of programs with promising strategies for making the profession more representative of the nations students

Educators told ABC News their fears and hopes for Black History Month amid conservative backlash against certain lessons on race.

"A Philly Special Christmas," the holiday album created by three Eagles lineman, has raised $1.25 million, far surpassing its original fundraising goal. The Children's Crisis Treatment Center has received a $250,000 donation, and another $250,000 is being funneled through DonorChose to help Philly teachers meet classroom needs. The rest of the proceeds are being split among 23 Philadelphia-area organizations.

And it just keeps going!

So far, 37 nonprofits working in Michigan have benefited from surprise, unrestricted gifts from Scott.

Educators who spoke with ABC News described conditions that stretched beyond the pandemic in which Black male teachers were under-appreciated and outstretched

Teachers see some wild behavior in their classrooms. I hear about it all the time — students getting into fights, cursing and smart-mouthing authority figures.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has released new standards that ask teachers to interrogate their biases and recognize inequality in schools and school systems, including institutional racism.