Education

HBCUs entering the game: Black colleges join the esports bandwagon (The Washington Post)

Policy Hackathon: How to get schoolkids back on track (POLITICO)

Where does the money go? Breaking down the costs of college (Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien)

HBCUs sink-or-swim moment (The New York Times)

HBCUs open their doors wider to international students (The Hechinger Report)

As more Latinos go to college, schools vie to become Hispanic-Serving Institutions (The Hechinger Report)

Can ‘work colleges’ in cities become a low-cost, high-value model for the future? (The Hechinger Report)

With the new ‘Aim Higher Act,’ House Democrats want states to make community college free (The Hechinger Report)

A university grapples with its links to slavery and racism (The Hechinger Report)

GOP education bill would make college even less affordable for many, experts say (The Hechinger Report)

Culture & Lifestyle

Atlanta’s rappers are getting into politics. It’s not sitting well with everyone. (POLITICO)

Washington was an icon of black power. Then came gentrification.(POLITICO)

History of anti-Asian racism, plus ‘Married at First Sight’ (NPR)