Jaisaan Lovett graduated from University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men as the school’s first black valedictorian. According to Lovett, he was never actually asked to give a graduation speech but since past valedictorians had given speeches, he assumed that he would be giving one as well. When he asked to speek, the school’s principal, […]
In the aftermath of yet another mass school shooting, President Donald Trump says that if one of the victims, a football coach, had been armed “he would have shot and that would have been the end of it.” Revisiting an idea he raised in his campaign, Trump’s comments in favor of allowing teachers to be […]
Everyone loves a good snow day, including principals these days, apparently. Louisiana’s Bossier Parish Principal Coleman has gone viral with his informative video, letting students know that schools were closed due to snow â to the joyful sounds of Bel Biv Devoe. https://www.facebook.com/KSLANews12/videos/10155174374726500/ Now ya know.
BOSTON (AP) â A college in Boston will name one of its schools after the late Gwen Ifill (EYE’-ful), a co-host of PBS’ “NewsHour” and veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates. Simmons College announced Tuesday the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities in honor of Ifill, who graduated from the private […]
You can never go wrong when you mix hip hop and education. Sixth grade teacher Terrance Sims was well aware of that fact when he started using hip hop to get his students excited for class. Sims told The Shade Room, “I use hip-hop to engage my students academically.This song originally was to get our […]
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO START TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION AND EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS? The best time is as soon as children start receiving homework or weekly quizzes, like for spelling and math. Some schools donât assign homework until 3rd grade, but there are others who begin in kindergarten so it just […]
The family of Gabriel Taye, an eight-year-old boy who committed suicide after being bullied at school, is suing Cincinnati Public Schools. Taye was a student at Carson Elementary, and his family claims that the school withheld information that could have saved his life. On January 24, 2017 Taye was assaulted in his school’s bathroom and […]
Yara Shahidi has got her pick of schools to attend this fall! As college acceptance season begins to wind down, many high school seniors are still waiting to find out which school they got into. The Black-ish star, however, doesn’t have to wonder because she got into all the schools she applied for. Yara, who […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) â A school bus driver had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he careened off a road and smashed into a tree, killing six elementary schoolchildren, police said Wednesday. Chattanooga Police Sgt. Austin Garrett said a toxicology test was performed on Johnthony Walker, 24, the bus driver now in jail […]
A S.C. school board investigates a teacher accused of throwing a 6-year-old girl's shoes in the trash and making her walk barefoot. The girl's parents want her disciplined.
The video, which shows the unidentified officer slapping the teenager twice -- loud enough to hear the impact -- before kicking he or she as they walk down the stairs, has prompted the suspension of both officers involved in the incident.
From MSNBC: GREENVILLE, S.C. – A sign in a classroom here at Berea High School, northwest of downtown  in the largest urban district in the state, sends this powerful message: âFailure Is Not an Option. You Will Pass. You Will Learn. You Will Succeed.â By one measure, Berea, with more than 1,000 pupils, is helping […]
