Amazing!! These Black and Hispanic Kids Speak Fluent Chinese — Find Out Why They Are Learning

BlackNews.com - Staff Writer "Learning a second language is no [...]

July 23rd, 2014|Categories: African American, Childhood Education, Children, Foreign Language, Hispanic, Low Income, Mandarin, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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Obama to Report Widening of Initiative for Black and Latino Boys

The New York Times - Mokoto Rich "President Obama will [...]

July 21st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, At-risk Students, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, High School, Hispanic, Learning, News, Obama, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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President Obama delivers a message today about power of education. Will young black males listen?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "President Obama is [...]

July 21st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Obama, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Viewing every black student as at-risk: Are we pathologizing children rather than helping them?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Smagorinsky says data [...]

July 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, At-risk Students, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Data, Education, Learning, Minority, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Google To Promote Coding For Women, Minorities

Education News - Jordan E. Wassell "With only 17% of [...]

July 19th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Hispanic, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Colleges Work to Engage Women, Minorities in STEM Fields

U.S. News - Delece Smith-Barrow "In June, the Association of [...]

July 13th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, College Degree, College Tuition, College/University, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Minority, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Women|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education called civil rights issue of today

The Clarion-Ledger - Kayleigh Skinner "Freedom Summer organizer Bob Moses [...]

July 6th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Minority, Mississippi, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Major Disadvantage Facing Black Students, Even In Kindergarten

The Huffington Post - Rebecca Klein "Sixty years after the [...]

July 1st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. graduation average improves, but with wide racial disparities

The Seattle Times - Claudia Rowe "As high schools graduate [...]

June 8th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Graduates, High School, Learning, Minority, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is The Deck Stacked Against Black Boys In America?

NPR - Juana Summers "The numbers are grim. Black boys [...]

May 31st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Minority, News, Obama, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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