K-12 Education
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America’s School Lunch Program Is Failing Black Students
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “What we saw consistently was that families of color, particularly Black families, had food insecurity rates that…
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Jefferson County Commission Allocates $18M to Local School Boards
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “It’s always important to give money to the schools but with the pandemic and the [Omicron…
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Schools sticking with in-person learning scramble for subs
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — In New Haven, Connecticut, where hundreds of teachers have been out each day this week, administrators have…
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Two former Charlotte Teachers Help School District Prioritize Diversity
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER — “A study from Johns Hopkins University found that when teachers of color are present in the classroom,…
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Charter Schools Principal of the Year Angela Johnson-Williams
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Angela Johnson-Williams has been the Principal for 14 years at Providence Englewood Charter Schools (PECS). Her goal…
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Richmond LPS Students Build Bridges to Support Engineering Education
OAKLAND POST — Eleventh grade students Henry Salazar and Emiliano Rodriguez Sanchez teamed up with 10th grader Elwynn Cabrera to…
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OP-ED: Assemblymember Mia Bonta Says No to Closing Schools, No to Cutting School Resources
OAKLAND POST — We come together today to be reminded of a common condition that we all have, that our…
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Apply Now for Chevron Richmond’s Black History Awareness Scholarship
OAKLAND POST — Applicants must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5, must show community involvement and leadership skills,…
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“Reclaiming My Time”: Ed Chief Thurmond Weighs Successes, Setbacks
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Now that school districts have adopted the safety protocols like masking, vaccinations, and testing necessary to stay…
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Community Unites to Oppose Hostile Takeover of Oakland Schools
OAKLAND POST — In a statement read by her staffer, Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan responded to the demand for $90 million…
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LAUSD Independent Study and Distance Learning Programs Fall Short During COVID-19
BLACK VOICE NEWS — LAUSD began using its independent study website to continue offering distance learning options to students and…
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It’s Time to Reflect On, Reinvent, and Innovate Our Education Systems
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION — With the COVID-19 vaccine now available to children five years and older, schools may…
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COVID Surge Forces Prince George’s Schools to Return to Virtual Learning
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — “Over the past few days, I have remained in daily contact with the Prince George’s County…
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City Council Unanimously Approves Plan to Save Head Start, Prevent Layoffs
OAKLAND POST — To ensure equitable sustainability and prosperity of Oakland’s Head Start/Early Head Start programming, these councilmembers applaud their…
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School District Faces Hostile Takeover by State Overseers
OAKLAND POST — The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) told Oakland Unified School District officials that they must cut…
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Closing the Loss of Learning Reading Gap
OAKLAND POST — The new community-based non-profit, Right Path to Learning, promotes early literacy in these first crucial years while…
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DeKalb Superintendent Announces Next Steps Since Voter Approval of E-SPLOST
THE ATLANTA VOICE — “The next steps for the E-SPLOST program is for the Board of Education to approve an…
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Equity vs. being “woke”
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California’s K-12 public education system is considering its own steps to achieve more equitable outcomes. In…
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Grandmother Shares Love of Reading
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Local senior Brigitte Timmons shares the joy of reading with other children, closer to home. She retired…
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Local Parents, Community Orgs Hold Press Conference Advocating for Black Students
VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — Of concern were “exclusionary practices, racially discriminatory discipline, assaults by adults, negligence, and violations of IEP/504…
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Area Senior Keeps It ‘Old School’
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Our kids need whatever it takes to get them (on track) because they are lost. Any kid…
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Redefining College and Career Readiness Through Critical Design
To design an innovative school, students needed to know that innovation was already a part of their cultural repertoire. STEM…
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BCS COVID-19 Testing Program Keeps Students Healthy; In Schools
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “[People without symptoms] don’t realize that they are inadvertently potentially spreading that to other students, to staff,…
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Change the funding formula from BEP to AEP; then fund schools accordingly
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Many believe that whatever happens, any type of significant changes to our funding formula will…
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CodeCrew is headed to schools with tech in mind
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “Our work will increase and positively impact computer science education on a statewide level,” said Egwuekwe.“Computer…
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CPS Pledges to Spend $10 Million on Staffing
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Part of the funds will be used to hire substitute teachers and support staff. The remaining funds…
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COMMENTARY: Telling Our Family Stories Keeps Black History Alive
OAKLAND POST — The Black press has been the clearinghouse for many stories that have impacted the Black community over…
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Interview with Denise Forte of Education Trust
The NNPA's Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. interviews Denise Forte, CEO of Education Trust.
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A Moment of Opportunity for Student Pathways Support
As a result of the pandemic, there was a 7 percent decline in immediate postsecondary enrollment for the high school…
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Manzanita SEED Community Says Teacher Consolidations Harm Students
THE OAKLAND POST — “Given that some of our schools and classes still don’t have permanent teachers, we have to…
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NNPA Meets with President’s Advisor, Cedric Richmond
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cedric Richmond addressed the administration’s promise to increase education funding — from pre-kindergarten to HBCUs — noting…
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OP-ED: Shifts in COVID-Related Public-School Enrollment
A report from the National Bureau of Economic Research details the Pandemic’s effect on public school enrollment and shifts to homeschooling and…
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COMMENTARY: Education, Technology, and Digital Advancement
America has a choice to make. By design or by default, we will decide the contours of our society. Will…
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$123.9B For Education: Gov. Signs 46 Bills
PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS — At Cal State Northridge, the bills that Newsom signed are designed to increase access to higher…
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Manzanita SEED Community Says Teacher Consolidations Harm Students
THE OAKLAND POST — “Teacher consolidations can be very painful because they disrupt the relationships that students have made at…
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OP-ED: In the Name of Education
CHICAGO DEFENDER — All the furniture except the tables and chairs were against one wall to make room for social…
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Say What? TSU Offers Scholarship to Every Middle College High Senior
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Seniors are shouting, dancing, jumping, and screaming as each name gets called, and they run down…
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COMMENTARY: When a Child Shoots a Child at School…
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — With 100-plus children treated for gunshot wounds at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital alone, according to chief medical…
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Atlanta Public Schools Joins Verizon to Bring Free Tech to Students
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Powered by a next-gen, technology-infused education model, Verizon Innovative Learning Schools also equips each school with…
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Black Educators Take on Hesitancy as Gov. Newsom Issues COVID Vaccination Mandate
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California’s school vaccination mandate will take effect for students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 one semester…
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California Education Leaders Discuss Black Student Disparities
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Students don’t see themselves in those who are teaching them. And those who are teaching them —…
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Dr. Cortez McCoy on His Commitment to Education and Student Excellence
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Dr. McCoy has dedicated his career to Chicago’s children and their families. Dr. McCoy has been a…
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Enrollment Keeps Dropping
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California is hiring a fiscal consultant to help San Francisco Unified — which is currently facing a $116…
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EPIC Academy H.S. Selected as Site for Chicago Architecture Biennial
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Skidmore, Owens and Merrill (SOM) design team created a robotically fabricated timber pavilion (SPLAM: Spatial Laminated Timber) for…
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Countering the Mid-Semester Blahs
By this point in the year, skills are starting to build on each other. If your child missed some school…
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Celebrating Black History Beyond February
There doesn’t need to be an extensive movement or political uprising to have this accomplished. All teachers and schools need…
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Interview with Sekou Biddle, Vice President UNCF Advocacy and Student Professional Development
As the pandemic continues to grip America and place a stranglehold on education, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., NNPA President…
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NNPA Education Awareness Program Interview with John King, President and CEO of Education Trust
National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., interviews Dr. John King, President and CEO of…
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Interview with Otha Thorton, past-president of the National Parents Teachers Association
“The education gap is widening because these kids don’t have support within the public school. Education begins at home, whether…
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Why Families, Students and Teachers Need to Work Together During These Turbulent Times
While all parents want to keep their kids safe from the virus, a poll by USC shows that about 70%…
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