Civil rights leaders and educators weigh-in on the Every Student Succeeds Act, transparency in school funding, and education equity.
NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign hosted the “Striving for African American Excellence in Public Education: The Role of the Black Press” breakfast session during Black Press...
Dr. Michael Lomax says that UNCF is currently recruiting for the Walton-UNCF K-12 Education Fellowship Program, which selects undergraduate juniors from HBCUs to participate in leadership...
Lynette Monroe, the program assistant for the NNPA’s Every Student Succeeds Act Public Awareness Campaign, talks about the role that families play in the social end...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Today, more than ever before, parents, educators and stakeholders around the country are learning about the Every Student Succeeds...
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...
By Donna Fletcher (Conference Coordinator, National Science Teachers Association) As a parent, I recognize that I am my children’s biggest advocate and I work hard to...
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...
By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA ESSA Media Campaign) Education officials in Texas put a lot of work into the Every Student Succeeds Act state plan...
By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA ESSA Media Campaign) In my role as the program assistant for the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Every Student Succeeds...
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Georgia is making every effort to ensure that students have a better chance of performing at...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) After decades of desegregation efforts, federal civil rights laws, and other attempts to close the achievement gap, a high...
By Lauren Poteat (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) According to a recent report by Education Week, states have largely ignored a critical mandate of the Every Student Succeeds Act...
By Aiyana Thomas (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) Increasing parental engagement in education has been an important task for education policy makers. While it is unfortunate that some parents...
By Lynette Monroe (NNPA/ESSA Program Assistant) Last week, late nights, family road trips, and endless leisure came to an abrupt halt as children across the country...
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Standards have always been a part of society. From standards of measurement and time to driver’s...
By Shayla Simmons (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Sirraya Gant, the mother of two sons who graduated from high schools in Washington, D.C. said that getting involved in...
By Elizabeth Primas (NNPA/ESSA Program Manager) The National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) recently held their annual five-day conference in Washington, D.C. to...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Education policy experts have expressed serious concerns about some of the state plans submitted under the Every Student Succeeds...
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Sixteen states and the District of Columbia submitted their proposals for implementation of the Every Student...
By Courtney Borchert (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) Texas will implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in school districts this academic year. The federal law grants...
By Shawnta S. Barnes (NNPA/ESSA Guest Columnist) Back in May, I traveled to Chicago and saw “Hamilton: An American Musical” about founding father Alexander Hamilton. During...
By Chioma Oruh, Ph.D. (NNPA/ESSA Guest Columnist) We are only halfway through 2017 and, already, this year has proven to be groundbreaking in regards to local...
By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Popular opinion suggests that caregivers, educators and students have an equal role to play in the academic...
By Bria Nicole Stone (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Black families overwhelmingly believe that their schools are underfunded, and that racial inequality is growing, according to a poll...
