As part of the Summer in Love 2013 Concert Series, community members will listen to great live music from local musicians and learn about education volunteer opportunities in Love Park from 12:00 – 2:00 pm. In addition to celebrating the beginning of summer, the LIVE UNITED Summer Jam will en... Read more...

Digital technology is providing a growing variety of methods for school leaders to connect with parents anywhere, anytime—a tactic mirroring how technology is used to engage students. Through Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and text messages sent in multiple languages, school staff members are... Read more...
![[EVENT] Uhuru Flea Market Season Finale Sat Oct 20th](http://iamnotarapperispit.com/wp-content/uploads/320-0912-122_3x8fleamarketPROOF.jpeg)
Uhuru Flea Market in Clark Park an economic development project of the African People's Education & Defense Fund • apedf.org SEASON FINALE! Sat October 20th Clark Park "B" - 43rd St and Chester Ave from 9am - 5pmuhurufleamarket.blogspot.com antiques • collectibles • food... Read more...

Faulty equipment, fights in the hallways, overcrowded classrooms, failing grades, security guards, scarce resources and high suspension rates. This is not the description of a school in some Third World war torn country. It is the unfortunate yet glaring reality facing thousands of Black, Latino an... Read more...

Robin Gilbert didn’t set out to confront gender stereotypes when she split up the boys and girls at her elementary school in rural southwestern Idaho. But that’s exactly what happened, with her Middleton Heights Elementary now among dozens of public schools nationwide being targeted by the Ame... Read more...
![[EVENT] Uhuru Health Festival Kick-off Meeting Tonight](http://iamnotarapperispit.com/wp-content/uploads/rq842-662x463.png)
The Uhuru Health Festival and Flea Market is a project of the African People's Education and Defense Fund - www.apedf.org Your participation in building the Uhuru Health Festival and Flea Market supports APEDF's vision of genuine community health and an end to the disparities and is work towards ... Read more...

Faster than we recognise, schools are becoming profit centres. The buildings, the teaching, the cleaning, the exam results are all ways to make money. But who benefits? Not the poorest, argues Melissa Benn. About the author Melissa Benn is a writer and campaigner. Her latest book School Wars: The ... Read more...