The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on states to make good on their commitments under its Race to the Top competition, after all 12 winners either scaled down plans or pushed back timelines to overhaul their public-education systems. The U.S. Department of Education warned last week th... Read more...
There is no longer a need for dire predictions, hand-wringing, or apprehension about losing a generation of black boys. It is too late. In education, employment, economics, incarceration, health, housing, and parenting, we have lost a generation of young black men. The question that remains is will... Read more...
According to new data released by the NYPD [click here], an average of one student is arrested every day in the city's school system, and three others are issued summonses. During summer school from July through September, four students each day are arrested, and 94% of those arrested are black or L... Read more...
A federal investigation into whether Los Angeles students are denied educational opportunities has prompted the school system to overhaul its approach to teaching immigrant and black students, federal and city officials said Tuesday. The investigation was part of a probe by the U.S. Department ... Read more...
The literal meaning of the Sinhalese term 'degurun' is: 'the two teachers'. It actually refers to the two parents of a child. The Sanskrit-derived 'poorwachareen' has the meaning 'the first teachers', and is also a term for 'parents'. The existence of these terms signifies the importance that our ... Read more...
The world's largest supporter of AIDS programs has made an ominous announcement: Because of the global financial crisis, it is well short of its fundraising goals. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria pays for more than half of the world's HIV medicine, and supports hun... Read more...
Recent report by Golden State charter advocates claiming gains tarnished after review by Arizona State professor BOULDER, CO (November 10) - In a recent report, the California Charter School Association claims that the state's charter schools are narrowing the Black-White achievement gap... Read more...
The road to Black Excellence through the eyes of a child of the 90’s and a man of now… Family: Family is the foundation of any African-American. Love, pride, respect, and knowledge begin at home from parents (mother, father, and grand parents.) Before us as African-Americans could go into t... Read more...