Why black teachers are leaving urban schools

The Christian Science Monitor - Olivia Lowenberg "While the percentage [...]

September 19th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Retention, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Videos Starring Minorities Aim to Attract New Faces to Tech

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Marcus Robinson comes off [...]

September 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Learning, Low Income, Minority, STEM, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|

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Black and Latino students in California score better on AP tests than peers elsewhere

The Los Angeles Times - Sonali Kohli "Black and Latino [...]

September 3rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Advanced Placement, African American, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Learning, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Disrupting’ Tech’s Diversity Problem With A Code Camp For Girls Of Color

NPR - Eric Westervelt "Silicon Valley is great at disrupting [...]

August 18th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Current Events, Digital Learning, Diversity, Education, Girls, Hispanic, Learning, Minority, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Forget shop class: New Orleans is trying to train black youth for a constantly shifting job market

The Hechinger Report- Katy Reckdahl "NEW ORLEANS — A decade [...]

August 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Jobs, Learning, Louisiana, New Orleans, School, School District, Skills, Skills Gap, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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At hands-on program, black and Latino boys aim for selective colleges

Chalk Beat New York - Sabrina Rodriguez "When Leo Herrera [...]

August 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, After-School Program, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Hispanic, Learning, New York, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What America’s K-12 Students Look Like

Education World - Nicole Gorman "The Pew Research Center has [...]

August 11th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Hispanic, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Storytelling Can Predict Later Literacy in Black Preschoolers

Education Week - Sarah D. Sparks "The ability of African-American [...]

August 8th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, Preschool, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Novel Idea: Fostering Literacy by Eliminating Book Deserts

The U.S. News and World Report - Emily Hoerner "Literary [...]

August 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Learning, Literacy, literature, Reading, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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In Just A Few Days, These Girls Designed Apps To Make Studying More Fun And Fight Bullying

The Huffington Post - Rebecca Klein "Thirteen-year-old Olivia Ross says [...]

July 29th, 2015|Categories: African American, Career, Coding, Computer Science, Education, Girls, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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