Education
Education
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SATs Invite Controversy With New 'Adversity Score'
After a week full of terrible ass ideas comes the news that the College Boardāthe organization responsible for administering SATsāwill bestow students with an āAdversity Scoreā based upon their socioeconomic status. And if this sounds like another terrible ass idea, itās because it is. Per CNN: The score takes into account information from the studentās…
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Teaching the Bible in Public Schools Is on the Rise Across the Nation, Raising Alarm About the Separation of Church and State
An increasing number of states across the U.S., buoyed by a January post by tweeter in chief Donald Trump, are adding Bible study to public school curricula in a move critics see as an attack on the separation of church and state as outlined in the Constitution. As the Washington Post reports: Activists on the…
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LeBron Jamesā I Promise School Receives a $1 Million Boost from Dickās Sporting Goods
The good news keeps coming for LeBron Jamesā groundbreaking I Promise School in his native Akron, Ohio. Following April reports that the school was already yielding incredible results in its first year, the NBA star surprised I Promise students by announcing that theyād be receiving a brand new gym, thanks to a $1 million grant…
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From Homecoming to the āSchool of Bā Howard University Traditions Helped Mold Ezinne Kwubiri for Success
Back in high school, applying to an HBCU wasnāt even on the radar of Ezinne Kwubiri as she made college plans. In fact, the Nigerian-born, future H&M executiveās only knowledge about historically black institutions came from what she saw on TV sitcoms in the 1980s and ā90sāThe Cosby Show and A Different World. But after…
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HBCU Wilberforce University Launches Fundraising Campaign to Raise $2 Million by June 30
On Saturday, Wilberforce University hosted its 163rd commencement on campus, honoring graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Graduate, Adult and Continuing Education, College of Professional Studies and an honorary degree for Michael L. Lomax, who serves as president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund, the largest private…
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against N.Y. Middle School for Allegedly Strip-Searching 4 Black and Latina Students
More than three months after a Binghamton, N.Y., middle school was accused of illegally strip-searching four black and Latina students, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has filed a lawsuit against the school district for failing to redress or apologize for the incident. The LDF lawsuit was brought forward on behalf of…
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Morehouse College To Admit Transgender Students
Morehouse College, the nationās largest liberal arts college for men, will allow individuals who self-identify as men, regardless of the sex assigned to them at birth, to be considered for admission. According to a press release from the institution, the new Gender Identity Admissions and Matriculation Policy will apply to all students who enroll in…
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Georgetown Students Agree to Pay Reparations. No, Really
Welcome to 2019āwhere whole-ass cities are suing their citizens for allegedly beating themselves up, affluent white folks are fucking off their privilege by scamming universities, a black kid from Atlanta has resurrected country music, and reparations are somehow trending without the need of a hashtag. But while presidential hopefuls such as U.S. Sen. Cory Booker…
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Cut the Check: Kamala Harris Announces $315 Billion Plan to Address Educational Inequality in Black and Brown Communities, Jump-start HBCUs
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled her intention to deliver the largest federal investment in teacher pay in the history of the United States. In declaring a crisis in teacher pay in America, Harris noted that public school teachers are paid 11 percent less than similar professionals with college degrees, and expressed her commitment…
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Report: Public Universities Prioritize Out-of-State, Wealthy, White Students, Cue Shock and Awe
While Dr. Dreās $70 million in donations daughter was somehow able to get into USC based āentirelyā on her own merit, for many black children, the process to attend their college of choice is an obstacle course of anxiety and racial bias. And while our experiences as perpetual victims of prejudice are irrefutable, itās always…