SALLY HO, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal funding could be at stake as Common Core testing problems continued in Nevada, Montana and North Dakota,...
(New York Times) – Suppose you accept the persuasive data that inequality has been rising in the United States and most advanced nations in recent decades....
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “What the people want is very simple: they want an America as good as its promise.” – Texas Congresswoman...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “That all citizens will be given an equal start through a sound education is one of the most...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is highlighting private-sector efforts to encourage more students from underrepresented groups to pursue education in science,...
Nedra Pickler, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Pointing to increased high school graduation rates, President Barack Obama said Monday he’s prepared to fight with...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Increased investment in early childhood education and care can eradicate many of the racial success gaps that persist throughout...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –According to a report released last week, 3.5 million K-12 public school students were suspended in the 2011-2012 school...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the Republican-led Congress prepares to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), civil rights...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist For 50 years Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) has been the primary...
(CBS News) – Common Core federal education standards are riling the conservative base, and as the 2016 Republican presidential field takes shape, the standards — seen by...
(Politico) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel touts his education reform agenda as one of his greatest achievements as he campaigns for reelection. It may also...
By LeConté J. Dill NNPA Guest Columnist Nearly 40 years ago, a metaphor or fable, if you will, about “upstream-downstream” was created by healthcare...
Sonya Eskridge Special to the NNPA from the CHICAGO DEFENDER (NNPA)—Black female students are facing two huge institutional challenges as racism and sexism converge in...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic lawmakers are clawing to get their views heard as Congress moves ahead on revising the much-maligned...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Sam Cooke’s early 1960s pop tune, “Don’t Know Much About History,” was a big hit on the charts. Unfortunately,...
Sam Ford, ABC 7 – WJLA WASHINGTON (WJLA.com) – Parents are furious over what they’re calling a sudden surge in teachers resigning or being fired...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – John King, Jr., a highly-respected educator from New York City, says that teachers saved his life...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist As he labored for social, civil and economic justice, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was extremely concerned both about the...
NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher...
LYNSEY CHUTEL, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans are celebrating news that 76 percent of high school students have passed final exams, an announcement televised...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist “Like the rest of America, Black America, in the aggregate, is better off now than it was when I...
Martha T. Moore, USA TODAY (USA Today)—It didn’t take long for Jeb Bush to find out what he’ll be debating with his fellow Republicans if...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Smartphones and laptops have become essential tools for today’s teenagers. But finding out how to...
