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The Fannie Lou Hamer Fellowship is a $3,000 award by Public Citizen’s Democracy is for People campaign to an undergraduate or graduate student or recent graduate who has overcome adversity in his or her life and is passionate about challenging the threat posed by the pervasive influence of money in elections. The fellowship stipend...
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By Heather Vogell, John Perry and Alan Judd and M.B. Pell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows. The newspaper analyzed test results for 69,000 public schools and found high...
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University Of Rochester Creates Rap Video To Recruit Students (VIDEO) Colleges have ramped up their recruiting efforts in recent years, employing everything from ski weekends to reality TV shows to draw new students in. The latest stunt — a hip hop video — comes from the University of Rochester’s Admissions Office and features a...
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An African-American teacher in south Florida has been suspended in response to claims that she called a Haitian boy “the little chocolate boy nobody wanted.” Leslie Rainer, 46, was suspended for 10 days without pay following a hearing with the Broward County School Board. She allegedly has a history of anti-Haitian comments, having told...
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President Obama recently met with two Bay Area high-school girls, – Tayo Ogunmayin and Eva Perez – at the White House Science Fair. The girls are members of Girls Incorporated of Alameda County’s InnovaTE^3 Project, who were joined 30 other student teams from around the country for recognition of their achievements in science, technology,...
Read more →William Hampton, an Oakland high school junior, was recently on the top floor of the TransAmerica Pyramid, where he was leading a discussion on urban education that included, among other civic leaders, Vaughn Walker – former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in of Northern California.Hampton is one of six young people leading...
Read more →St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church Private School Parent Coop Prayer Clinic, organized by Rev. Robert Lacy and the Board of Directors in 1975, is a church that serves the community.The church regularly offers services to the community including a food distribution program, clothes giveaway, a school-to-work program that grants a high school diploma, work...
Read more →A new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health examines the possible association between school-based childhood obesity prevention programs and an increase in eating disorders among young children and adolescents.The poll asked parents about obesity prevention programs in their children’s schools and about food-related behaviors and activity that may...
Read more →To meet the needs of Oakland students, local educators have developed a recruitment and development pipeline so students of color can see and connect with adults with common experiences. Teach Tomorrow in Oakland (TTO)— which began as a partnership between former Mayor Dellums’ office and the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)—is committed to recruiting...
Read more →By Carla Thomas Nearly 120 students and their families gathered recently at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on West Street in West Oakland to welcome young adults from college. Sponsored by the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), Oakland Chapter, the Dec. 27 event included networking and a holiday meal. Guests were greeted by Marvin Clark,...
Read more →By Post Staff University students are giving mixed grades to a plan by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg to create an online free digital library to reduce costs of course materials for college students across the state. Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat, is proposing a law that would lower costs for students struggling to...
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