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High School Students Nationwide can apply for Disney Dreamers Academy
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The application process for the 16th annual program, set for March 23-26, 2023, runs through October at…
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How Music Education Benefits Early Childhood Mental Health & Learning
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Musical programs not only lack funding, but they are also overlooked while other things are prioritized.…
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School Board Candidates Address Student Behavior
Voters should have started receiving their Primary ballots in the mail May 9, which also opened in-person early voting at…
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LA Sparks Mentor and Encourage Local Students
PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS — “The LA Sparks come out to do basketball clinics, they work with the boys and girls,”…
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Atlanta Teen selected for Carnegie Hall Youth Summer Program
THE ATLANTA VOICE — “If you were selected for NYO2 it means that you are one of the best young…
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Black Male Teachers Form ‘The ONES’ to Inspire More Black Male Teachers
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — “This gathering was a powerful time of fellowship, food and music where black male educators were…
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Children from Low-Income Families are Falling Behind in Literacy During the Pandemic
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Many states around the country are cracking down on literacy and reading proficiency. At least 17 states…
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Dr. Mildred Henry Shares Key to Good Education
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP — Throughout school, Dr. Mildred Dalton Hampton-Henry struggled with a painful childhood disability. Her father carried her…
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Congressman Bennie Thompson Applauds $7.9 Million in Funding to Close Homework Gap
THE OAKLAND POST — The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF), which was created as part of…
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Dorsey Teacher Creates Lessons to Teach Black History
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Davis instills in his students that Black history goes back further than slavery and he also…
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Boosting Adult Literacy Rates in the Black Community
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Almost every social and economic issue is inextricably linked to low literacy,” Michele Diecuch, the senior director…
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Detroit Public Schools Break Ranks on Mask Mandate
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — In early February, DPSCD announced it was implementing a comprehensive first-of-its-kind in-school immunization program for all 109…
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Creating Citizens of Today and Leaders of Tomorrow, Lalitha Murali Pushes for STEM Literacy
TH E MADISON TIMES — In the Future City competition, students design, research and build cities of the future. The…
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OP-ED: Powerful Pathways to Education – Infrastructure with Intentionality
Right now, Federal Departments and Agencies are trying to best craft rules for their programs in ways that will have…
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How Invisible Lines Keep Education Resources from Black and Hispanic Kids
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Word In Black analyzed the Dividing Lines database from the Urban Institute, which looks at key differences in neighboring pairs…
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OPINION: How real is ‘Abbott Elementary?’ A former Philadelphia schoolteacher weighs in
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — The presence of Black teachers is important for all students, especially Black students. Research…
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Johns Hopkins HEAT Corps Hosts Omicron and the Schools Virtual Town Hall for Parents and Educators
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — To help answer some of the many unanswered questions and spotlight the impact the COVID-19 crises have…
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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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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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California’s racial inequality: What can state do with $31 billion?
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Progress has already been made, the report points out, with public schools in disadvantaged communities receiving more…
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Student Commencement Speaker: We Are ‘Capable of Anything’
OAKLAND POST — We are part of a university that led the Free Speech Movement, a university that didn’t back…
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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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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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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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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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A bright spot for the future of education
New research hints at what may be coming: more than three quarters of teachers say they plan to change the…
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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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FAFSA Workshops for Metro Atlanta Students
By Madeline Thigpen | Report for America | The Atlanta Voice The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is filled…
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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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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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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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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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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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