Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case about race-based college scholarships
If grants for students of certain groups can continue, they can help marginalized and disavantaged students make college a reality.
Read MoreCan the James Baldwin Typebot Tell Us the Meaning of Life?
A high-tech typewriter powered by James Baldwin’s writings responds to your questions, reciting Mr. Baldwin’s infamous quotes.
Read MoreAsian American Students Increase at Harvard, as Black Students Decline
The ban on affirmative action, including considring race in admissions, had led to a drop in Black students at Harvard and other elite schools.
Read MoreDrop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
Examining years in which Pell grants were reduced shows that Black students, especially in southern states, were hit the hardest by the cuts.
Read MoreSolange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron launched a free digital archive featuring rare and out-of-print works by Black and brown authors.
Read MoreNew Wisconsin standardized test results show striking racial disparities
While overall numbers weren’t bad, the breakdown by race and disability shows some groups fared far worse than others.
Read More3 Ways to Prevent Suicide Death
Word In Black’s health reporter shares three things she’s learned in the last three years of reporting to prevent suicide death.
Read MorePhilanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $70m to HBCUs
The 37 member schools of the UNCF will share the funds, which will enter a pooled endowment to help them continue provide education.
Read MoreTrump Shifts $435M to HBCUs As Other Minority-Serving Colleges Lose Funding
Donald Trump’s administration has surprised many Americans by releasing funds to HBCUs and withholding money from others.
Read MoreBlack Educators, Others Reimagine Future of Education
We’re able to create a knowledge base for the students that takes the student experience from being a fixed schedule, fixed curricular experience to something more like a streaming or a Netflix experience
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