Report finds wide racial disparity in U.S. children’s well-being

Reuters - Victoria Cavaliere "African-American children's poverty, poor housing and [...]

April 1st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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More children now in poverty than during the recession, according to 2014 Kids Count

Chalk Beat - Kate Schimel "More children are living in [...]

March 24th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Report: Economy Misses Out With Low Black, Latino STEM Employment

Diverse Education - Ronald Roach "The U.S. workforce could employ [...]

March 23rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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WATCH: Wu-Tang Rapper GZA Delivers TED Talk About Science Education

Time - Justin Charity "The Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA, a.k.a “The [...]

March 21st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Racial gap in discipline found in preschool, US data show

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "Amid growing [...]

March 21st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, Minority, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rethinking School Discipline for Better Opportunities

The Huffington Post - Kavitha Mediratta "All young people should [...]

March 1st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Newswire : STEM Education Gap threatens American economic success

The Green County Democrat - Jazelle Hunt "At a time [...]

February 16th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Minority, News, Skills Gap, STEM, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Magic Johnson challenges minority youths at college bound lunch in Tampa

The Tampa Bay Times - Eric Vician "Johnson visited Tampa [...]

February 15th, 2014|Categories: Accountability, African American, College/University, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Minority, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rich Resources for Celebrating Black History Month

The Mind Shift - Tina Barseghian "In recognition of Black [...]

February 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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White students get better teachers in L.A., researcher testifies

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "Black and Latino students [...]

February 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, Low Income, Low Performing, Minority, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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