Nationwide Shortage of School Bus Drivers Reaches Alarming Levels
By Victor Ochieng There is a shortage of bus drivers across the nation. Several driver contracting firms have revealed that they haven’t met their driver demands, with only 6% having obtained the...
View ArticleSome HBCUs See Increase In Enrollment Following Racial Turmoil in the U.S.
By Giovanni Zaburoni With the frequent release of cellphone videos showing police killing members of the black community, it feels like race relations across the country are deteriorating quickly....
View ArticleCongress Will Not Renew Federal Perkins Loan Program
By Evette D. Champion The federal student loan program that helped students from low-income families for the past few decades will no longer be an option due to Congress failing to pass the bill that...
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Young Black Entrepreneurs Who Will Inspire Your Children
By Angela Wills Our world is shaped and developed around successful businesses. The strength of any business is only as solid as its founders. Do you know there are several young black entrepreneurs...
View ArticleObama Says That Education Goes Beyond Tests, Announces End of Bush’s ‘No...
By Victor Ochieng Assessing how well students learn is quite important. But when education solely focuses on tests, then it totally loses its meaning. When George W. Bush came up with educational...
View ArticleBlack Arts Student Is One of the Top Five Youth Poets in the U.S.
By Evette D. Champion Sixteen-year- old De’John Hardges is a junior at Cleveland School of the Arts. He lives in Garfield Heights and is an ambassador for the literary arts. His real talent can be seen...
View ArticleActivists are Bringing Education Back to Girls in Nigeria, Despite Boko Haram
By Evette D. Champion Out of the estimated 57 million children that are not in school around the world, 10 million of these children reside in Nigeria. What’s even more disheartening is that the...
View ArticleKindergarteners are Being Suspended for Calling Out Answers During Class
By Evette D. Champion Annually, approximately 3 million students, most of whom are in high school, receive out-of-school suspensions. However, more and more children in preschool or kindergarten are...
View ArticleWill the Obama Administration Start Focusing on Desegregating Schools?
By Evette D. Champion Once Arne Duncan ends his term as Secretary of Education in December, John King will take over. While we don’t expect much to change when it comes to federal education policy,...
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