By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Milwaukee received a special visitor when First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Milwaukee before continuing onto Des Moines. Biden made an appearance at Marvin Pratt Elementary School, 5131 N. Green Bay Ave., where she made some remarks and spoke with parents and teachers during a roundtable discussion. “The school […]
COVID-19 Safety: How to Prepare Your Kids for Back to School
By Dena Vang Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, families and schools have worked tirelessly to create safe learning environments for students while also providing services such as school meals, extended daycare, extracurricular activities and social services. With the 2021–2022 school year upon us, schools are continuing to adjust policies and practices with the […]
Living Legends: ‘I’ll Never Retire from Trying to Make a Difference’: Why Dr. Howard Fuller Keeps Going
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. This is part of an occasional series of stories that honor members of Milwaukee’s vibrant senior community. Dr. Howard Fuller, in his own […]
U.S. Department of Education Announces $3.2 Billion in Additional Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds to Support Students at Historic and Under-Resourced Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education announced today $3.2 billion in additional emergency grants under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). These funds will support students who attend over 1,800 institutions of higher education and provide resources to help these institutions recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Of these funds, $2.97 billion from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will provide $1.6 billion to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), $143 million to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and another $1.19 billion to Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) and under-resourced […]
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Wisconsin Students Deserve the Best
By State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor As I reflect on my 41 years in education, I am reminded of how crucial it is for all young people to have the support and resources they need to be successful in school and life. Growing up in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era, I was one of […]
Nonprofit Group, Our Scholarship, Provides Aid For Southeast Asian Students
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Jim Lee, 25, always knew he was going to be an entrepreneur. He had the knowledge and the connections he just needed an idea. Then one day, it hit him, and his first business venture began. Lee had served as a board member for a nonprofit organization, which raised money for Hmong […]
Burlington Area School District (BASD) Mishandling Additional Reports of Racism In the Wake of Scathing DPI Ruling
The Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) Urges the District to Bring POC To the Table In Creating Their Corrective Action Plan (CAP), While Sharing Its Own Recommendations for the District’s CAP to Redress their “Racially Hostile Environment” Just weeks after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued its ruling against the Burlington Area School […]
College Possible Celebrates its High School and College Graduates
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Sometimes, first-generation students feel a certain pressure to do well academically. While Bawi Kil Dawt Nun Par certainly feels that pressure, her educational aspirations are as much for her as they are for her parents. “Going to college and finishing my education has always been one of my goals,” she said. Par, […]
Department of Education Discharges Over $1.6 billion in HBCU Capital Finance Debt
The U.S. Department of Education recently discharged approximately $1.6 billion of debt provided to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that participate in the HBCU Capital Financing Program. This action will provide debt relief to 45 HBCUs – 13 public institutions and 32 private institutions. “Our HBCUs have long been on an uneven playing field, […]
The PhD Project is Changing the Face of Academia by Bringing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to University Campuses
How a special group of university administrators are inspiring a new generation of leaders In 2017, Oregon’s Linfield University hired its first-ever Black president in the school’s 162-year history. A second-generation Cuban scholar serves as associate vice president for the University of Tennessee System, which boasts several campuses across the state and a $1 billion […]
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