Posts Tagged ‘Education’
How For-Profit Colleges Have Targeted and Taken Advantage of Black Students
Predatory lending by for-profit-colleges target black students resulting in 78% of students with educational loan debts.
Read MoreDesigning Their Own Black Future
Black students in White town are not waiting for the adults to lead them into a new future. They are designing their own.
Read MoreMock student slave auction rocks private Westchester school
Yet another mock slavery auction in a fifth grade classroom where black students are sold to white students. Lesson plan training is needed in order for teachers to plan and teach history that respects all students in the classroom.
Read More‘I Love My Skin!’ Why Black Parents Are Turning to Afrocentric Schools
In her recent article in the Race/Related section, New York Times journalist Eliza Shapiro paints a picture that many African-American families across the country long to see in person: education specifically designed to uplift and prepare their children to enter the real world. These Afrocentric schools and programs are cropping up around the nation, and they are an increasingly popular option amongst parents — and many educators — who want their children to receive the most beneficial education available to them. While integration has been a prime goal for educational reform over the past few decades, time will tell whether a push for Afrocentric education has better results.
Read MoreWhite Social Studies Teacher Fired For Teaching a Racist Slavery Lesson Wants to Sue for Reverse Racism
Racist slavery lesson results in reverse discrimination suit by fired white social studies teacher.
Read MoreThe History and Impact of ABHM
An overview of the impact ABHM has had locally, nationally and internationally since its founding in 1984 – as a museum with and without walls.
Read MoreWhy Music Education is Essential for Underserved Schools
Music education often suffers when budgets shrink, but some argue that it’s critical to build young minds and encourage creativity.
Read MoreSomebody lied: Education alone can’t dismantle white supremacy
By: Andre Perry: hechingerreport.org Americans like to think that if individuals are educated in great schools, they can pull themselves up by their proverbial bootstraps and bring their families with them. No matter if obstacles such as bad policing, weak labor markets and discriminatory housing policies litter our path. We believe that a good education can…
Read MoreMich. Teacher Drags Student From Seat After Not Standing For Pledge
Breanna Edwards, The Root Everybody is all about freedom of speech and expression until a black person (hey, Colin Kaepernick; hey, Jemele Hill) decides to exercise his or her right to do so. And in this particular case, a black sixth-grader out of Michigan says he was assaulted by his homeroom teacher all because he…
Read MorePhilando Castile’s Legacy Of Helping His Students Pay For Lunch Lives On
Monique Judge, The Root Philando Castile was known as a caring man at the St. Paul, Minn., school where he worked as a cafeteria supervisor. He cared so much for the children he served that he often paid for their lunches out of his own pocket when they were unable to, and now, thanks to…
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