MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — First Independence Bank presented its 7th annual Rhonda Pugh Memorial Essay Contest. Rhonda Pugh was a longtime First Independence Bank vice president of treasury management for many...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Anthony Bolling recently proved to be a rainmaker for the inaugural Global Scholars Foundation (GSF) Charity Golf Tournament, having raised more than $55,000 for...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — This country, despite its rhetoric for honoring teachers, does not respect traditional public education — including teachers and their students — enough to...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — This week Republican lawmakers met to discuss education funding for this biennium. According to news outlet Wispolitics.com, the GOP reached a deal to pump...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Drivers don’t speed past Amqui Elementary School in Madison on their way to Gallatin Rd. anymore. Walk Bike Nashville, artist Andee Rudloff,...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Currently, the University of Minnesota is in the process of changing the names of four buildings named after presidents and vice presidents who have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The more I thought about this idea of the Grand African race I began to see how we can bring the African diaspora...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rodney Robinson, who teaches at Virgie Binford Education Center which is a school inside the Richmond Juvenile Justice Center, was commended by CCSSO...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — Well, how can we feel more professional and less like factory workers producing widgets? First, we must clarify our mission. Students...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — …in answer to the question when cultures clash in the classroom, who suffers, we all do! Poorly educated students make...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — California students rank well below the national average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading. According to research by the Annie...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Although parental engagement has a strong correlation to student academic performance and achievement, why is it that African American parents appear disproportionately...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In moderating the panel of awardees, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. began with the ultra-popular Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the first black woman to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If we want to improve education outcomes and strengthen our state, we need to improve our schools and assure that every child has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I started in 1995 when I was asked to help open a Family Resource Center in a high school and students without involved...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Whether you ask a parent, a teacher or even a college student like me, creating a better world for kids is...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — African American students make up only 6.1 percent of all U.S. college students who complete an educational experience in another...
Katrina Marsh has been named Acting Executive Director of Oakland Parents Together (OPT). She replaces Henry Hitz, who is retiring at the end of June. Marsh’s...
Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ (AFGC) hosted it’s Back to School Bash and Health Fair on Saturday, August 26, where hundreds of backpacks...
Prescott Circus Theater performs. Photo courtesy of Gary T. Thomsen. Seven young stars from the Prescott Circus Theatre, an afterschool and summer youth circus program born...
About two dozen students from Skyline High and Castlemont High were recognized last Friday for their hard work and dedication to a summer program in which...
The University of San Francisco has announced an anonymous donor’s pledge of $1 million to help 10 African-American and Latino students from the East Bay attend...
Several “disruptions” occurred at a high school event at Richmond Memorial Auditorium on Thursday. One involved an idea for a smartphone app that can track...
By Gretchen Kell, UC Berkeley News Majoring in sociology, studying abroad, joining student clubs, even learning to salsa dance. Natalie Ruiz was eager to see how...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has set up the Summer Learning 2017 website for information on programs in Oakland and the Bay Area. There are...