INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Aleesia Johnson delivered the first “State of the District” speech Oct. 9 at Shortridge High School, where she highlighted increased...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[T]he Department of Education seems to be making it easier for for-profit colleges and servicers to take advantage of students,” said Debbie Goldstein,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is simply no question that these funds are a good investment. The money provided through the FUTURE Act helps to train the...
Among the bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last week was one that supported charter schools owned and operated by Black people and one that...
Autumn represents the time when the process of formalized knowledge acquisition resumes. Put simply, it is time to go “back to school”. Educational research has identified...
Narrow trails. Steep terrain. Deep sand. Endless mud. Those were the dangers of many stagecoach routes throughout America’s West. That these areas were mostly isolated made...
A group of Black educators are heading to San Diego this week from around the state, and across the country, to meet with each other. Their...
DAYTONA TIMES — Parents, teachers, administration, faculty and staff at certain schools nationwide all took time out to walk children to school on Tuesday morning. The event...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — De La Salle Institute recently received a grant of $163,360 from the Bernard Heerey Family Foundation to provide financial assistance through the Multi-Student...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — On Tuesday, October 8, residents will cast their ballots in a special Birmingham City Council election for seats in districts 1, 6, and...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — It is my hope that it comes to you as no surprise that as superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, I am writing to inform...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — El-Mekki is answering his own “nation building” call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemaker’s principal and 26 years of...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus –Congressional Black (CBC) Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Due to Hurricane Dorian, Denny’s has postponed the first stop of its 2019 NCNW Hungry for Education HBCU Tour at Claflin and...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The chair of a group commissioned to provide policy and funding recommendations for Maryland’s public education system announced Thursday that a final decision on...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Pay It Forward. It has its own hashtag, movement and popular campaign but for Detroit businessman, philanthropist, author and co-owner of Real Times...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Helping students unlock their “aha moments” is what Rejoice C. Chavira enjoys most about her job. For nearly 30 years, Chavira...
Chanting “No school closures, Oakland is not for sale,” teachers, parents, students took over the dais and shut down a Sept. 25 school board meeting at...
Historians estimate that one in four cowboys was Black, yet little is known about their lives and adventures in the Wild West. The cowboy lifestyle evolved...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Wednesday, September 18, South Central opened its’ arms to The Beehive, the nation’s first-ever business campus for opportunity-zone (OZ) operated businesses. Here, some...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Getting ahead in 2019 requires financial wisdom, so local chapters of 100 Black Men, including the Indianapolis chapter, offer Dollars and Sense: a...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — To the ire of his state’s lawmakers, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has offered a final proposal of $200 million to settle a...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Los Angeles Unified submitted a public comment letter on Monday to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in opposition of proposed eligibility...
ATLANTA VOICE — Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced Sept. 26 a new partnership with the national nonprofit DonorsChoose.org aimed at taking crowdfunding education to the next level....
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Atlanta native Chelesa Fearce is living proof that you can rise above your circumstances and overcome the odds. Despite battling homelessness throughout her high school...
