Sacramento Observer
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Dr. Rex Fortune Remembered For Commitment To Serving Black Students, Parents
The Sacramento Observer- With a charter school system already bearing his name and a local elementary school set to follow…
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Building a Black Male Pipeline into Public Education
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Innovation,” “brotherhood,” and “Black excellence” were some of the words used by Wright, and other panelists and…
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Sac State President Announces Retirement
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Arriving at Sac State, he said a primary goal was to improve graduation and retention rates, and…
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STEM Is the Future. So How Do We Get More Black Kids Involved?
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — A new Pew Research Center poll of Black Americans found that Black adults cited seeing more Black high achievers…
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Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The civics education program provides space for marginalized students of color to dream and create actionable change.…
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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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Colleges Are Ditching the SAT, But Should Black Students Still Take it?
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Like any new practice, it will take some time to accurately characterize any changes. But we are quickly…
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California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) holds annual summit in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The three-day, professional development conference will feature workshops, designed to raise awareness of issues impacting African American…
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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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California Democratic Party Adopts Platform Language Prioritizing Black Student Achievement
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “One of our core values is to educate,” said Calvin Harrell, President, Community Democratic Club — one…
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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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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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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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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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CDC to Hold Virtual Recruitment Event for Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Historically Black Colleges and Universities are a source of achievement, pride, and pivotal impact for all Americans,…
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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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Black students’ graduation rates improve
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — One reform that helped put Black students on a faster graduation path was a 2017 law that largely allowed…
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American River College President Is Community-Focused
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “My vision overall for ARC is to be reflective of the communities that we represent, but it’s…
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