MacKenzie Scott deepens her commitment to HBCUs

By Lauren BurkeContributing Writer (Black Press USA) — In the world of major philanthropy, where naming buildings gets all the headlines, MacKenzie Scott is operating

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Plaquemines Parish School System hosts mental health first aid training

By Fritz EskerContributing Writer The Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) recently launched an initiative to train school leaders and students in mental health first aid

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Leah Chase School principal resigns
By Marta Jewson and Katy ReckdahlThe Lens The principal for Leah Chase School has resigned from the district’s only direct-run school. “Please know that this was not a decision I made lightly,” ... HBCUs face new wave of bomb threats
By Stacy M. BrownContributing Writer (Black Press USA) — Another wave of bomb threats has shaken historically Black colleges and universities, with Morgan State University and Towson University in Maryland the ... Trustee, benefactor of Dillard Univ. dies
David B. Dillard, a businessman and philanthropist known for his support of Black education and the arts, died on Sept. 11, 2025. He was 90. This nonprofit is bringing Black teachers back to New Orleans
By Aaricka WashingtonWordInBlack In New Orleans, Black teachers once made up most of the workforce. Yet their numbers have sharply declined as the school system was rebuilt with reform in mind. ... After Plunge, Black students are enrolling at Harvard
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Black Press USA) — Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School has rebounded. The incoming J.D. Class of 2028 includes 46 Black students, nearly returning to ... Leah Chase School over budget after growth in enrollment
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The Leah Chase School, which opened last year as the only traditional, district-managed public school in New Orleans, has expanded its enrollment in its second ... Nation’s report card shows drop in Reading, Math, and Science scoress
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Black Press USA) — The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal troubling declines in academic performance among U.S. students, with twelfth-graders ... ‘We’re terrified’: University faculty in the South describe culture of fear on campus in new survey
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A survey of higher education faculty in the South found that professors are most worried about political influence, with many considering employment elsewhere.
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