Monthly Archives: July 2015
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Claflin University named HBCU of the Year
Raising $92 million to improve the university, receiving a $75,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and hosting the South Carolina Collegiate Journalist of ... -
Presidential candidate Martin O’Malley tows party line on higher education
Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s answers to questions from the American Federation of Teachers survey were detailed by the Washington Post this past weekend. O’Malley was ... -
New headway made on No Child Left Behind Act
Fifteen years have blown by since the last time No Child Left Behind was updated. That’s a significant period of time when we are talking about ... -
New York Education Commissioner talks teacher evaluations and Common Core
MaryEllen Elia, New York’s new education commissioner, sat down for an interview with the Syracuse Media Group and talked about her new role, Common Core, teacher ... -
The American Federation of Teachers endorses Hillary Clinton
Before the primaries even have a chance to start, Hillary Clinton has snagged a pretty big endorsement. The American Federation of Teachers has picked Mrs. Clinton ... -
Senate says "no" to climate change education
In a move made along party lines, the Senate said no to a portion of the latest version of ‘No Child Left Behind’ that would have ... -
FAMU wins big at AARP HBCU Awards
The good news continues to roll in for Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University. Last week the school’s SGA President, Tonnette Graham, was named chairwoman of the ... -
5 Advancements in Special Education You Should Know About
It is estimated that over 6.5 million children in the U.S. have disabilities. Meeting the needs of these students poses special challenges. This is one area ... -
2 Sex Ed Approaches—Which One Works Better?
Abstinence-only sex education When I first saw the headline, I thought it was too ironic to be true: Texas school teaching abstinence-only sex ed suffers chlamydia ... -
Asian groups’ complaints against Harvard dismissed by education department
According to ABCNews.com, an Asian-American group filed a complain against Harvard University stating that they have put discriminatory practices in place to keep Asians out of ...