Posts Tagged ‘Education’

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Mar12

Short circuiting school choice

by Duane on March 12th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Posted In: Education, Headlines, Our children, Politics

Now if I had to take a good guess, I would say that the majority of Black folks out here in cyberspace regardless of political persuasion support the idea that parents should have the choice on where they send their kids to school. Why? Because for a large percentage of us, we make enough money […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb25

Paid for by YOU!

by Duane on February 25th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Posted In: Just "Why?"

California School Spends $10G a Year to Teach AP Spanish to Kids Who Speak Spanish

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Feb18

Getting the Word out: Hampton Roads Black Home Educators

by Duane on February 18th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Posted In: Our children

E-mail: “Please list our Virginia homeschool group on your website. We are Hampton Roads Black Home Educators.” – Checwanda McMahon Hampton Roads Black Home Educators (HRBHE) is an all inclusive network of homeschool families in the Hampton Roads and surrounding areas of Virginia. Hampton Roads Black Home Educators serves families who choose to home school […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan02

FAMU’s Graduation Rates

by Duane on January 2nd, 2009 at 6:02 am
Posted In: Education, Headlines

FAMU graduation rates tell complex story By Angeline J. Taylor • DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER Florida A&M University‘s recent commencement ceremony brings to light a startling statistic that serves as a challenge for the university’s administrators. The challenge involves the university’s graduation rate. Florida Board of Governors’ figures show that about 42 percent of FAMU students […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan01

Oprah Makes Donation To Atlanta School

by Duane on January 1st, 2009 at 12:35 am
Posted In: Education, Our children, success

Oprah makes big donation to Atlanta’s Ron Clark Academy ATLANTA — (AP) A letter from Oprah Winfrey last week seemed like the world’s best Christmas present — until teacher Ron Clark noticed an extra piece of paper flutter out of the envelope. That’s when the Atlanta educator saw the $365,000 check for the innovative private […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr21

But you will make them feel bad if you tell the truth

by Duane on April 21st, 2008 at 8:57 am
Posted In: Education

Official apologizes for black student meeting on test scores The Associated Press RIO LINDA, Calif.—A Sacramento area school official has issued an apology after an elementary school principal summoned black students to a meeting to urge them to improve their test scores. Gloria Hernandez, educational services director for the Rio Linda School District, said Friday […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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