Attacking The 2% Problem: Black Male Teacher Recruitment
With a scarcity of black male teachers in classrooms, here are some solutions to address the problems of recruiting black male teachers....
K-12
School Officials Accused of Strip-Searching Black 12-Year-Old Girls
A community in New York is loudly protesting after four black girls were allegedly strip-searched by the school nurse and assistant principal....
“Budgetnista” Helps Create Financial Literacy Law for Kids in New Jersey
Acting New Jersey governor Sheila Oliver signed a new law requiring financial literacy education for New Jersey’s middle school students. New Jersey assembly woman Angela...
How Black Parents Can Work With Tutors Effectively for Their Children
Oftentimes, parents don't know what tutoring should really look like or know what classes their kids need to take. So, how do we address this...
Education for the 21st Century
The recent law that requires mental health education in New York and Virginia schools sends one clear message—children need more than traditional academic skills to...
How Verizon Plans to Reach 2 Million More Students Lacking Access to Technology
Rose Kirk, the Verizon Foundation's Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, talks Verizon's commitment to helping students who lack the access to technology....
How Many Black Male Teachers Did You Have Growing Up?
Vincent Cobb II and Rashiid Coleman are the founders behind The Black Male Educators Convening, an organization and yearly conference on a mission to triple...
Advocate Likens K-12 Education to a Broken Chair
Michael Phillips spoke last month at a TEDxWilmingtonED Conference on the topic, "When Kids Learn on Broken Chairs." He begins by talking about a literal...
Latest UNCF Report Reveals African American Youth’s Perceptions of K-12 Education
Called "A Seat at the Table: African American Youth's Perceptions of K-12 Education," the UNCF report provides a window into the aspirations, concerns, and experiences...
The Re-segregated South: K-12 Integration Is Losing Ground
Large school districts across the South, some of which had been successfully integrated for years after they were created in response to the Brown ruling,...