Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
September 17, 2014

Does Anyone Care About Alarming Dropout Rates Among Black Men?

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The federal government should require all colleges to create early-alert systems that flag students with low test scores, missing assignment...
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November 12, 2013

Spoken Word: 'Why I Hate School But Love Education' - Suli Breaks

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I suspect that many of our young people agree with the images and words expressed by Suli Breaks in this spoken word poem . Listen to hi...
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August 24, 2013

Obama's Weekly Address: 'Making Higher Education More Affordable for the Middle Class'

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In his weekly address, President Obama notes that while college education has never been more important, it has also never been more expen...
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December 2, 2012

The Education Startup Revolution

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Young entrepreneurs take note : as the next post describes, jumping into the education space may be one of the smartest decisions in today’s...
August 19, 2012

Pledge for Fathers

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This message is for those Villagers who are fathers. It is never too late to do better. It is never too late to do right. We, as fathe...
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August 18, 2012

Obama's Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers

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With students starting to head back to school, President Obama discusses the critical role that education plays in America's future. ...
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April 28, 2012

Obama's Weekly Address: Helping our Veterans Make Informed Decisions about Higher Education

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President Obama discusses a new Executive Order designed to crack down on the bad actors who prey on our veterans and service members consi...
January 27, 2012

Tea Party Wants to Re-Write History Books to Give Positive Spin on Slavery

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Did any of you see the passionate comments by GOP candidate Rick Santorum towards the end of the debate last night? He was answering the q...
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September 29, 2011

President Obama's 3rd Annual Back to School Speech: 'Set Your Sights High' (Video)

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I remember when the president gave his first 'Back to School Speech' that was broadcast to the nation's students was quite a co...
September 24, 2011

Obama's Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System

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President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we c...
August 17, 2011

Why Do The Kochs Want to End Public Education?

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Our nation continues to struggle with race relations . There are many forces that are trying to take our nation back to the Jim Crow era of...
July 20, 2011

University of Connecticut Reneges on Commitment to 13-Year Old Autum Ashante

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This blog shared some good news about 13-year old Autum Ashante being accepted to the University of Connecticut last month . Autum is repo...
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May 21, 2011

Weekly Address: Reforming “No Child Left Behind” This Year

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President Obama has been strong on reforming the educational system since he came to the White House . He put good people in place at the D...
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April 20, 2011

Another Body Blow for Detroit - Over 5,000 Teachers Get Layoff Notices

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The emergency manager appointed to put Detroit’s troubled public school system on a firmer financial footing plans to send layoff notices to...
April 11, 2011

Another Racist School Teacher Asks 4th-Grade Students to Role-Play in Lesson on Slave Auctions

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I wonder what it will take for white school teachers around the country to figure out that it is never a good idea to have Black students in...
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March 5, 2011

Weekly Address: Cutting Waste, Investing in the Future

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In his weekly address, President Obama called for Democrats and Republicans to come together on a budget that cuts wasteful spending without...
March 4, 2011

Young Black Ohio Elementary School Student Forced to Play the 'Slave' in a Classroom 'Slave Auction'

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Most people with commonsense would know that it is a bad idea to have young Jewish children role-playing as Holocaust victims as part of a s...
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March 1, 2011

Good News Tuesday: 13-Year Old Stephen Stafford Succeeds at Morehouse College

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Our Good News Tuesday post this week is focused on an amazing 13-year old African American student, Stephen Stafford. This young squire is...
October 9, 2010

President Obama's Weekly Address: Strengthening Education, Not Cutting It

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The President explains that even as we focus on creating jobs immediately, we must also ensure the economy is better for our children by inv...
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June 24, 2010

BDPA Foundation and Eli Lilly Scholarship Offer $2,500 Scholarships for High School Senior and Current College Student

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The BDPA Education and Technology Foundation is proud to open up the application period for any graduating high school student or current ...
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