They’re less than five blocks apart; two Chicago public schools, each more empty than full. Now, one has been marked for closing, stirring controversy in the Washington Heights neighborhood. CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports Marcus Garvey Elementary School, at 10309 S. Morgan St., is one of... Read more...
Isaiah Toothtaker returns with the 1st video "Labyrinth" from his forthcoming album "Sea Punk Funk" produced by Sixtoo (Anticon & NinjaTune). In "Labyrinth" Isaiah pens a more solemn B-Boy sonnet about entanglement & wayward mix-up. Entrapped in an admission of errors, Toothtaker expresses... Read more...
Take a moment and think of all the teachers you had between pre-K and twelfth grade. Now, how many of them were black men? For most people, this question won’t take too long to answer. That’s because less than two percent of America’s teachers are black men, according to the Department o... Read more...
Pupils should be required to remain in school long after the conventional 3.30pm finishing time to acclimatise them to a "work-like timetable", it is claimed. Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary, says an extended day would keep children off the streets, stop them being sucked in... Read more...