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COVID-19
As schools reopen amid COVID-19, teachers worry about their mental health
By Natalie Krebs, Indianapolis Recorder Teaching is already challenging enough without a pandemic shaking up how the classroom operates. As…
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California
Akoma Unity Center Virtual After School Program
By Dianne Anderson, Precinct Reporter Group News Kids having a tough time adapting to this strange new virtual world can…
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Community
AfterSchool HQ provides access to learning opportunities for Indiana students
By Alison Banks, The Indianapolis Recorder Now more than ever, after-school programs for K-12 students are a top concern in…
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Atlanta Daily World
Trump threatens to cut school funds for slavery project
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — This initiative from the New York Times endeavored to re-frame the narrative of slavery and push…
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K-12 Education
Virginia High School Students Can Now Take Black History Courses
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black history is American history, but for too long, the story we have told was insufficient and…
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California
OP-ED: Black Studies becomes major factor in social advancement
While there are more than 100 Black Studies degree programs nationwide, it can be confirmed that the beginning of this…
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COVID-19
Virtual Back to School Drive Gives Parents Relief
By Michelle Richarson Special to the AFRO 2020 has been a year of epic highs and tremendous lows in part…
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California
Youth To Discuss School Funding
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Student panelists include Nailah DuBose and Aniyah DuBose, who attend the Rex & Margaret Fortune Early College…
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Alabama
2 Birmingham schools get free technology through Verizon initiative
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Parents of students at Hudson K-8 and Wilkerson Middle School picked up free iPads for their children…
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Educator Spotlight: Donald Hense
Three-quarters of the students enrolled in Friendship schools in D.C. are from Wards 7 and 8, the city's two poorest…
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What We Can Learn from Schools that Educate Military Children
A unique program in Virginia Beach public schools includes 28 Military Family Life Counselors, who work closely with schools' staff…
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OP-ED: Student Loan Debt is a Crisis
Today, student loan debt is the second greatest source of individual debt, only behind mortgages, according to the Federal Reserve.…
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OPINION: Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown Students
Ron Rice Jr. is a former two term Newark, NJ city councilman, chief advisor to the New Jersey Department of…
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Profile in Education Equity: Sharif El-Mekki
El-Mekki is answering his own ânation buildingâ call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemakerâs principal and…
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COMMENTARY: Is There More to Teaching and Learning Than Testing?
In order for education to capitalize on the strengths and talents of learners and the skills and professionalism of their…
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Lakisha Young, Oakland Reach
In a city looking for stability after 13 superintendents in 20 years, Oakland Reach has become a steady source of…
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commentary
AM Wake Up Call Morning Show Owning Our Culture
ROLLING OUT — AM Wake Up Call Morning Show: our hosts discuss renaming predominately black schools after Black History Icons.
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COVID-19
3 Teachers have died of COVID-19 weeks after school re-openings
ROLLING OUT — Since schools have opened in late August and early September, three teachers have died from COVID-19, according to CNN.
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Trump threatens to cut school funds for slavery project
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Trump threatened to have the Department of Education cut federal funding if schools used the 1619…
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The Afro
A Call to Community on a New School Year
THE AFRO — It’s educators who, with no notice, drove their instruction on-line, and school leaders who stayed in touch…
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Jacksonville Free Press
Alphas Provide Masks for N.S. Schools and Agencies
Just in time for the opening of the school year, local members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. followed in…
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K-12 Education
Youngest NOLA Public School Students Set to Return to Classrooms Starting Next Week
NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE — School Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. confirmed that Pre-K- through fourth grade students will start returning to…
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Florida
‘WORKING SO FAR’
DAYTONA TIMES — Volusia County Schools has created a COVID-19 data dashboard to inform parents, students, staff and the community…
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Precinct Reporter Group News
San Bernardino County Education Candidates
PRECINCT REPORTER NEWSGROUP — In her run for the San Bernardino County Board of Education, Alise Clouser places career exploration…
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Community
SCS weathers all-virtual opening
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Last Friday ahead of the first day of school, SCS Supt. Joris Ray encouraged principals, teachers, students and…
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Birmingham Times
With Help from Apple, Bham City Teacher Prepares for Unprecedented Year
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Birmingham City Schools fourth grade science and social studies teacher Portrice Warren is one of nearly 500…
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Back to School Giveaway Still Meeting the Challenge of Pandemic Restrictions
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Over 300 stuffed book bags were gifted to 150 families with free groceries. Also on the…
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Howard University Remembers Chadwick Boseman
THE AFRO — “It was Boseman’s desire to see the students of Howard achieve greatness,” said Howard University President Dr.…
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AT&T and STEM NOLA Support Parents, Teachers and Students Throughout COVID-19 School Closures
DATA NEWS WEEKLY — “Dr. Mackie and STEM NOLA have been a consistent presence over the years in New Orleans…
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