New York City Schools To Close Monday To Fight Coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will close the nation’s largest public school system on Monday, sending over 1.1…
10.08.21

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Puts All Ohio Schools on Three Week Spring Break Due to Coronavirus

  In a press conference, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that all schools in the state of Ohio will be…
10.08.21

Schools Wrestle With Fairness Of Closures During Outbreak

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the new coronavirus surfaced at Saint Raphael Academy after a school group returned from a…
10.08.21

Little Known Black History Fact: Charles Blockson

Scholar and historian Charles Blockson has become one of the foremost experts on Black history, culture and the Underground Railroad.…
12.16.19

Kentucky’s New Governor Reorganizes School Board On First Day

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Delivering on a campaign promise to teachers who helped elect him, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear used…
12.11.19
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School Daze: 8th Graders Falling Behind In Reading And Math, But Big Cities Improve

ATLANTA (AP) — America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better…
10.30.19

School Vows ‘Appropriate Action’ For Video Showing Teen Brutally Beaten By Other Students

The 14-year-old has remained unidentified.
10.14.19

Carmelo Anthony Is Giving Back To His New Community

Carmelo Anthony now calls Houston home, and he’s wasted no time before giving back to his new community. The Rockets…
10.26.18

Arne Dunan Says ‘We Value Our Guns More Than We Value Our Kids’

One of the United States’ longest serving Secretaries of Education, Arne Duncan, says that we have a lot of work…
08.09.18

Betsy Devos Gets Educated About School Safety In Maryland

HANOVER, Md. (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos bumped fists with first-graders and listened as they shared stories about friendship…
05.31.18

The Effort To Recruit More Black Teachers Is Picking Up Steam Across The Country

Saying yes to Black excellence.
05.08.18

Cellphones Gaining Acceptance Inside US Schools

Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to…
07.10.18