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The Wright Stuff

by MSR News Online | Sep 22, 2018 | Minnesota, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, NNPA, nnpaESSA | 0 Comments

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Armed with a master’s degree in theatre education and teaching licensure from the University of Minnesota, actress Joetta Wright uses her craft to culturally and socially educate the community via several avenues.

Birmingham City Schools Amends Dress Policy, Gives Students More Freedom

by Birmingham Times | Sep 22, 2018 | Alabama, K-12 Public Schools, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, The Birmingham Times | 0 Comments

THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Birmingham City Schools students will now have more freedom to wear clothing they want during the upcoming school year, which began Aug. 6, school officials say.

OPINION: Is it time for more parents to choose homeschooling?

by Tiffany Harris | Sep 22, 2018 | CAPITAL OUTLOOK, K-12 Public Schools, K12 Education, NNPA, nnpaESSA, Opinion, public schools, school safety | 0 Comments

CAPITAL OUTLOOK — With school shootings becoming a frequent occurrence in America’s public schools, the critical question to be asked is: Is it time for more parents to choose homeschooling?

Twin-boys shine to become valedictorians in their graduating class, headed to MIT

by Carma Henry | Sep 22, 2018 | Florida, K12 Education, NNPA, nnpaESSA, public schools, Scholarships, Westside Gazette | 0 Comments

WESTSIDE GAZETTE — It is very encouraging to see young boys overcome the adversities that face the African American communities, and aim for their goals without fear. Malik also encouraged others not to fear ideas, he said, “Whether its academics, athletics, some form of art, whatever passion someone has, my best advice would be just to explore it and do your best and the success will come.”

OPINION: Our Children Are at Risk

by Courier Admin | Sep 22, 2018 | ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Featured, Featured, Milwaukee Courier, NNPA, nnpaESSA, Opinion, President Barack Obama, school safety, Wisconsin | 0 Comments

MILWAUKEE COURIER — Today, kids who bully and assault their classmates too often do so without fear of punishment. They know teachers have lost control. And they realize they can get away with behavior that never used to be tolerated.

COMMENTARY: Kids Count, But Not Enough

by The Charleston Chronicle | Sep 22, 2018 | Featured, Featured, K12 Education, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, South Carolina, The Chronicle | 0 Comments

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — For years I’ve done an annual story about the Kids Count report. The report is compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a national organization that since 1948 monitors and reports on the well-being of children. My former editor, Jim French used to provide me a hard copy of the report each year.

Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults

by Courier Admin | Sep 22, 2018 | Milwaukee Courier, NNPA, nnpaESSA, Opinion, Student Loans, Wisconsin | 0 Comments

MILWAUKEE COURIER — With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed.

Students Excel at Burke with New Tech Network

by The Charleston Chronicle | Sep 22, 2018 | K12 Education, NNPA, nnpaESSA, South Carolina, STEM, Technology, The Chronicle | 0 Comments

THE CHRONICLE — In Spring 2018, students at Burke High School (BHS) came together with two BHS teachers, Amelia Little (Navarrete) and Chopper (Edgar) Johnson, to create a unique project about untold stories of disenfranchised, marginalized societies called Finding a Voice.

AFRE Brings Healing to Education for Black Students

by Post Staff | Sep 22, 2018 | California, K12 Education, NNPA, nnpaESSA, Oakland Post, OUSD | 0 Comments

OAKLAND POST — The Academy for Restorative Education (AFRE) is a new Oakland non-profit whose focus is to close the achievement gap for under performing African-American students, and promote restorative educational practices to teach healthy responses to past educational neglect.

Two Graduates Talk About Their Time at Tech and the Family They Found On Campus

by Editorial | Sep 22, 2018 | Atlanta Tribune, Georgia, higher education, Mentorship, NNPA, nnpaESSA, resources, STEAM, STEM, Technology | 0 Comments

ATLANTA TRIBUNE — To support black men at Tech, the school offers the African American Male Initiative, a University System of Georgia-funded initiative that provides academic resources, mentoring, and leadership training to enhance enrollment, retention, graduation and career placement.

Summit Helps HBCU Students Prepare for Pursue Law School

by Birmingham Times | Sep 17, 2018 | Alabama, HBCUs, higher education, National, NNPA, nnpaESSA, The Birmingham Times | 0 Comments

THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Several hundred students from historically Black colleges and universities across the nation gathered at Emory University over the weekend to hear from experienced lawyers and current law school students about attending law school.

Oakland 12th Grader Gema Quetzal Cardenas Appointed to State Board of Education

by Post Staff | Sep 17, 2018 | California, higher education, NNPA, nnpaESSA | 0 Comments

OAKLAND POST — Oakland Unified School District senior Gema Quetzal Cardenas has been sworn in as the sole student member of the State Board of Education. “My goal is to make sure I represent students as they deserve, because sometimes students don’t feel represented. And I want to make sure they get the voice that they need,” she told a local TV station.

Jay Z, Beyoncé Awarding $1M In Scholarships

by Web Staff | Sep 17, 2018 | k-12, K-12 Public Schools, K12 Education, New Journal and Guide, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, resources, Scholarships, Scholarships & Competitions | 0 Comments

NEW JOURNAL AND GUIDE — Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé, have announced a new scholarship program that will award 10 scholarships worth $100,000 each to “exceptional” high school seniors who demonstrate financial needs.

COMMENTARY: Education Chief DeVos: Failing to Make the Grade

by Courier Admin | Sep 17, 2018 | Betsy DeVos, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Featured, Featured, K12 Education, Milwaukee Courier, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, Opinion, Title IX, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education, Wisconsin | 0 Comments

MILWAUKEE COURIER — Given the fact that the Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law in 2015, is silent on weapons purchases, that omission would allow Ms. DeVos to use her discretion to approve or deny any state or district plans to use the enrichment grants under the measure for firearms and firearms training.

NNPA Polls Black Parents on the Every Student Succeeds Act

by NNPA ESSA | Aug 31, 2018 | California, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), National, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA | 0 Comments

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) announced plans to conduct a groundbreaking survey that will gauge the awareness and impact of President Barack Obama’s education law—the Every Student Succeeds Act—in the Black community.

Thirty-Two Summer STEM campers explore science and engineering, aeronautics, coding and competitive math games utilizing smart technology

by Tiffany Harris | Aug 11, 2018 | CAPITAL OUTLOOK, Florida, K12 Education, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, STEAM, STEM | 0 Comments

CAPITOL OUTLOOK — Thirty-two outstanding young people in grades 6 through 10, from the Big Bend area, assembled at Bethel Family Life Center at 406 Bronough St. in Tallahassee for a variety of challenging, but interesting projects.

Applications Now Open for 2019 Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort

by The Charleston Chronicle | Aug 11, 2018 | K12 Education, National, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, Scholarships, Scholarships & Competitions, South Carolina, The Chronicle | 0 Comments

THE CHRONICLE — Applications are being accepted now through October 31, 2018, for the Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine. This annual outside-the-classroom mentoring program is scheduled for March 21-24, 2019, at the Walt Disney Resort in Florida. The program helps 100 select high school students, ages 13-19, from across the United States jump-start their life goals and pursue their dreams.

Kevin Hart’s Help From The Hart Charity Launches a New $600,000 Scholarship Program with UNCF and KIPP

by The Charleston Chronicle | Aug 11, 2018 | HBCUs, K12 Education, Kansas, National, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, resources, Scholarships, Scholarships & Competitions, South Carolina, The Chronicle, United Negro College Fund | 0 Comments

THE CHRONICLE — Following on his generous $100,000 scholarship gift made in 2015 through UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) to four deserving college students, actor and comedian Kevin Hart has joined forces with UNCF and KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) to help 18 more KIPP students earn a college degree.

State Rep. Regina Goodwin An Open letter to the Univ. of Oklahoma

by F Jones | Aug 10, 2018 | Featured, NNPA, nnpaESSA, Oklahoma, racism, The Oklahoma Eagle | 0 Comments

OKLAHOMA EAGLE — This writing addresses the Oklahoma University (OU) “house cleaning” by the new administration as it led to the exit of Mr. Jabar Shumate and talk of a fraternity house being re-opened to the Oklahoma University Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) Fraternity after their involvement in a racist incident.

Texans Can Academies Sponsors Back-to-School Fund Drive for Upcoming School Year

by dptstaff | Aug 8, 2018 | Editorials, K-12 Public Schools, K12 Education, NNPA, nnpaESSA, public schools, Texas, The Dallas Post Tribune | 0 Comments

THE DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Texans Can Academies, a non-profit organization giving young Texans a second chance at life through education, today announced that they are sponsoring a back-to-school fund drive, Countdown to Class, for their students who need assistance getting ready for the approaching school year.

Westchester Community College Adds Members

by HVPress | Aug 8, 2018 | higher education, Hudson Valley Press, New York, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA | 0 Comments

HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — Elizabeth Lugones has been selected as the student representative to the college’s Board of Trustees. Her goal is to graduate from the college with a degree in Engineering Science and then move on to a master’s program before entering the industry.

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