Despite dire statistics, advocates say there is hope — and progress — in American cities, where investments in youth programs are beginning to improve outcomes for Black students.

Teachers can get kids comfortable with math concepts by using numeracy-focused vocabulary in everyday classroom activities.

At this unique San Antonio preschool, students get to visit the zoo every day as part of a nature-based learning environment.

Some families take it upon themselves to "redshirt" their boys. Some supporters say this should be the national policy for all boys.

But few, if any, programs have been able to successfully bridge that gender gap in long-term results. And now, many efforts to figure out how to support Black boys — or young Black children in general ...

But the study also showed that while Black women continued to build on those cognitive gains into adulthood, the progress of Black men stalled out. By their mid-40s, the students’ cognitive outcomes ...