Kiesha Moodie discusses how her organization contributes to education in disadvantaged communities. ROOTS fills in the gaps for parents and students.
Experts discuss in this video whether schools are failing to utilize technology and the arts for disadvantage students. They also suggest how best to use those tools.
Dr. Marc Hill discusses three elements underpinning educations reform. He applies principles offered by Kiese Laymon.
From the beginning of this year, the U.S. Department of Education acknowledged that Black and Hispanic youth faced harsher discipline than that of their White…
Although the presidential fight between Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney has been almost universally focused on jobs and the economy, education is another…
Had I given the same speech that teacher David McCullough, Jr. gave recently to students at Wellesly High School I’m sure I would have been met with hisses and boos but it would have been worth the outcry. Instead, I delivered some lame speech about friendship, courage, responsibility and doing one’s best. What David McCullough, […]
Sean “Diddy” Comb’s son, Justin earned a $54,000 scholarship to UCLA and Yahoo Finance is reporting that “taxpayers” are asking that he return the money back to the school for students who really need the money. Message to Justin: Keep the schlarship. Read the entire story here on NewsOne.com.
 Image Credit: KRDO/ABC News) I have to be honest- I’m not sure this is wrong. So help me with this one. A second grade student was asked to present a report on Martin Luther King, Jr. Apparently, he took this assignment seriously because he showed up dressed in a suit, tie, white shirt, mustache and […]
Sinclaire Coffers will not graduate with his class this year because he failed a required math exam. According to the msn.com story, Sinclaire is autistic and can apply for a waiver- which he did, but was denied. Next year this same exam will not be required. Read the complete story here and then tell us […]
A Michigan middle school student was fired for allegedly helping students organize a fund-raiser for the family of Trayvon Martin. Brooke Harris was dismissed for her role in the “wear a hoodie to school day” although she said she did nothing wrong. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization, in Montgomery, Alabama have […]
Better Education Place, a South Florida-based education company, has named both Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj their “Teachers of the Year.” According to the company’s media page, in order to receive the award, nominees, which included actual teachers, were judged against seven categories: RELATED: Nicki Minaj Wins Two Trophies At American Music Awards The duo […]
Gene Marks, a contributor to Forbes Magazine has written an article entitled “If I Were A Poor Black Kid.” The premise of the article is that despite economic and racial inequalities, education and technology is the new equalizer. Marks states that if he were a poor Black kid, he would utilize technology and attempt to […]
