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It Takes A Village: Closing the STEAM Gap Requires Early Education

May 19, 2018

By Rajoielle Register (Head of Brand Strategy and Growth Audience Marketing, Ford Motor Company) We’re all familiar with the popular proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a 21st century society, this still holds true, literally and figuratively. For non-millennials, who grew up in a vastly different era, there is a nostalgic […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ford Motor Company, Rajoielle Register

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The HBCU Community Needs Bipartisan Support

April 7, 2018

Direct Engagement with President Trump and the GOP is paying off for the HBCU community By Dr. Harry L. Williams (President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund) A few months ago, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) was proud to welcome the presidents and chancellors from 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Harry L. Williams

Parents, Black Publishers Discuss Excellence in Public Education During Black Press Week

March 24, 2018

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Educators and education experts discussed parental engagement, equity in education and teacher diversity, during a special breakfast session for the NNPA’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Public Awareness Campaign in Washington, D.C. The session took place during the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Black Press Week, an annual […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Press Week, Elizabeth Primas, Every Student Succeeds Act, Lannette Woodruff, Panel Discussions, Robert L. Kirton Jr., Rolark Barnes, Stacy M. Brown

Chicago Public Schools Working to Close Achievement Gap

January 27, 2018

Students in Chicago Public Schools Learning Faster than their Peers By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system are learning faster than just about any other school district in the nation, according to new research. Research provided by Stanford Professor Sean Reardon shows that students in the Windy […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Stacy M. Brown

King’s Lasting Impact on Equity in Education

January 13, 2018

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Champion for Equity in Education By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some. That fight began with his own education. “He clearly had an advanced, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, Stacy M. Brown

Black Students Hit Hard by For-Profit College Debt

January 13, 2018

New Center for Responsible Lending Report Says For-Profit Education “a Risky Proposition” By Charlene Crowell (Communications Deputy Director, Center for Responsible Lending) Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of higher education rises, borrowing to cover those costs often becomes a family concern across multiple generations including […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Charlene Crowell

How to Save on College and Increase the Likelihood of Finishing Your Degree

December 30, 2017

Sure, paying for a college education is challenging. Here are some practical ways to reduce the cost and remove other barriers to getting your degree. College was already expensive enough. Then last July, interest rates for federal student loans rose to 4.45 percent for undergrads and 6 percent for graduate students. Skyrocketing tuition costs impacts […]

Popular Interests In This Article: College, Financial Aid

Educate Me Foundation Working To Grow The Number Of Black Teachers For Black Students Across The Country

February 18, 2017

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service The axiom, “Those who cannot do, teach,” missed the point, as far as Blake Nathan is concerned. In fact, Nathan created the Educate Me Foundation on a wholly opposite premise: To mentor and encourage African-American students, high school and college, to pursue careers in education, especially as teachers—and to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Students, Black Teachers, Blake Nathan, Curtis Bunn, Educate Me

UW-Madison to offer a full slate of events for Black History Month

February 18, 2017

Madison, Wis. (Jan. 27, 2017) – The 2017 UW-Madison Black History Month celebration will kick off on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall, Union South. 1308 W. Dayton St., with the “Awkward Black Girl” herself, Issa Rae, who will lead a lecture and Q&A on embracing your awkwardness. With her own […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black History Month

Immigration Attorney, Podcaster Rabia Chaudry to Keynote UW-Madison Diversity Forum

October 27, 2016

Article courtesy of the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement The 2016 Annual UW-Madison Diversity Forum, hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer and Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, will be Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Union South’s Varsity Hall. The event is free and the public is […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Diversity, Diversity Forum, Free and Open To The Public, Rabia Chaudry, UW-Madison

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