The fight for arts education in minority schools.
(Blackweb2.0)–According to a recent study done by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, students who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities are more likely to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). On Monday, The Commission released its annual briefing report on The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)and Encouraging […]
(NY Times) — For years, this city had one of the worst school systems in the country. Fewer than half its students graduated, enrollment had fallen precipitously and proficiency levels were far below the national average. n 2007, the school board hired Andres Alonso, a Cuban immigrant with a Harvard degree and strong views on […]
New data further defines the achievement gap.
The NBA and Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. are starting a scholarship program that will provide more than $350,000 in aid to students from Hispanic and African-American communities. NBA Commissioner David Stern and Bacardi president and CEO John Esposito announced the launch of the “Gold Standard Scholarship Program” on Wednesday during an event at the NBA Store. […]
A breakdown of the statistics of African-American representation in the classroom.
Rapper T.I. drops the mic to lift up the community.
(The Atlantic) — Is it possible that school desegregation actually hurt African American students? That’s the argument Stuart Buck advances in a new book called Acting White: The Ironic Legacy of Desegregation, sparking earnest debate among reviewers and bloggers.* He suggests that desegregation is part of the reason for the “acting white” phenomenon, part of […]
(NYTimes.com) — Executives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, McKinsey consultants and scholars from Stanford and Harvard mingled at an invitation-only meeting of the New Schools Venture Fund at a luxury hotel in Pasadena, Calif. Founded by investors who helped start Google and Amazon, this philanthropy seeks to raise the academic achievement of poor […]
(HuffingtonPost) — More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher education aid that Congress passed Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama. The legislation, an Obama domestic priority overshadowed by his health care […]