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On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state erupted, leaving an estimated 57 people dead or missing.

This Day in History
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This Day in History

On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional.

Laws impact education in the new year
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Laws impact education in the new year

  • By Diana Lambert and Emma Gallegos EdSource

New California state laws will protect the privacy of LGBTQ+ students, ensure that the history of Native Americans is accurately taught and ma…

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't
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70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't

  • By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer

Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision — the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American classroom — still stands. In reality, school integration is all but gone, the victim of a gradual series of court cases that slowly eroded it, leaving little behind. For decades, American schools have been re-segregating. Around 4 out of 10 Black and Hispanic students go to schools where almost every one of their classmates is another student of color.