NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This month, NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., conducted videotaped interviews with education experts, community activists, and college students to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many school districts continue to modify educational plans due to ever-changing state mandates, causing emergent bilingual students to be left out – either...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cardona’s nomination delivers on Biden’s campaign pledge to appoint an individual with public school experience, following President Donald Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a new presidential administration, we have an opportunity to begin on the path to a strong recovery from the pandemic. But COVID-19...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We will work together to diversify the healthcare provider pipeline and advance health care education,” said Dr. James Hildreth, the president of Meharry...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We took great pride in presenting the Disney Dreamers Academy Virtual Program Series,” said Disney Dreamers Academy Executive Champion Tracey D. Powell. “The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The biggest challenge with many of the students of color we serve is engagement. Students are faced with inefficient resources, little excitement to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The HBCU PARTNERS Act builds on President Donald Trump’s 2017 executive order on HBCUs, Sens. Scott and Coons noted in a news release....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — West, a graduate of Texas State University and the University of Houston, earned a two-year fellowship from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF)...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — With COVID-19 case levels in Los Angeles at record highs – nearly three times higher than those in San Francisco and twice...
ATLANTA TRIBUNE — "I share with my fellow advocates of racial, social and economic justice a deep sense of despair, outrage, and grief at the recent...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Innovation Commission’s collaboration with the Silicon Valley-based Hoover Institution will address the starting, recruitment and retention of companies and jobs, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, 72 percent of Black and Brown students in the state’s public schools have parents...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If you’re a Blerd (Black nerd) that’s been living in Oakland, California for the past few years, your living space would have to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Davis-Middleton has penned, “How To: Play Basketball the Fun Way,” a 122-page expose accompanied with a host of “how-to” photos that provide intriguing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the freeze placed on student loan repayments set to end December 31, Biden has gotten behind the Democrat-led House’s HEROES Act, which...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — S.T.A.R. Development provides talented student-athletes that are under the radar and coaches with limited recruiting budgets access to one another through a free...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[Midshipman 1st Class] Sydney [Barber] stands out amongst her peers, for not only her exemplary record but for her clear vision of how...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ford Law Career Academy, created in cooperation with educators and Ford’s legal office, introduces students to a range of practice areas. The program...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — “Moody College is the only academic institution in the nation where there is such significant infrastructure and support for stuttering research and...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Those who don’t have a high school diploma may take the high school equivalency test for free. Adult basic education classes to help...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From what I’m looking at — just by reading and what I know — it seems like this was way overboard and this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Karen Gross, a former college president who once served as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, told BlackPressUSA that...