BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE: Black families are the fastest-growing demographic in alternative education. Discover how the National Association of Black Micro School Leaders is providing educators with resources,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Students who started kindergarten a year later than their peers had measurable advantages in reading and math. Compared to the average academic growth...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — While the evidence is clear that pre-K makes a meaningful difference for children in the short and long term, children need access to...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Some policy experts see apprenticeships as a potential game-changer for the early educator workforce. The layers of support they provide can keep frazzled...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School has rebounded. The incoming J.D. Class of 2028 includes 46 Black students, nearly returning to the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Millions of Americans are facing steeper barriers to mental health care as the Trump administration dismantles protections designed to hold insurers accountable.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows growing public skepticism toward the effectiveness of diversity, equity, and...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Data about our schools and students should power good outcomes for children and their families, including an education system that works for everyone.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “I think we all need to be concerned about the politics that is being inserted directly into not only our K-12 classroom, but...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Now, the Trump administration is requesting the IRS revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status as they are fighting back against the federal defunding attempts.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The museum's slavery facts and substantiating artifacts of the 250 years of the enslavement of Africans in America, curated by historians, are the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The conflict over DEI in schools is the latest in a series of high-profile disputes between New York and the federal government.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Nine in ten Republicans (91%) think it’s a problem or crisis that Americans can’t afford childcare, along with 91% of Independents, and 97%...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Love was the first Haitian American elected to Congress. After her time in office, she became a political commentator.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Meanwhile, the new Education EO jeopardizes funding for students seeking a higher education. Duncan states, PellGrants are in jeopardy after servicing "6.5 million...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The American Civil Liberties Union immediately condemned the plan, stating it puts millions’ education and civil rights at risk.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The department oversees programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), serving 7.5 million students. Transferring IDEA oversight to another agency, as...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE: The Congressional Black Caucus has their weekly Wednesday meeting, where they will grapple with their colleague's death and the news of the possible censure...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The CCAMPIS program is a federal program designed to support student parents with childcare access and expenses. Colleges that receive CCAMPIS grants can...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While parents are their children’s first and most important teachers, decades of evidence show that professional educators play a crucial role in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a recent survey, 91% of early childhood educators underscored the importance of parent/caregiver engagement for developing early literacy skills in young students....
Predominantly Black Institutions represent an increasing cadre of 4-year and 2-year institutions that educate urban and rural Black students whose personal and financial situations limit their...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Congress works toward a comprehensive education policy that will replace the Bush Administration’s No Child Left...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is trying again to pass a GOP-led rewrite of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the Republican-led Congress prepares to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), civil rights...