By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com Sonja Santelises will lead Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for another year. The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners voted 8-1 to […]
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School-based initiatives could be the answer to looming shortage of health care workers
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Mastery Schools have partnered to design a high school that will prepare students for well-paying health care careers, with a focus on preparing students for high demand health care jobs in the United States.
An AFRO spotlight on Black Excellence: Meet Zion Phillips, the five-year-old accepted into national society for high IQ
Five-year-old Zion Phillips has become a member of Mensa, the largest and oldest national intelligence quotient society in the world, after testing into the top 2 percent of Mensa members, and has officially been identified as gifted by the Florida Department of Education.
Biden-Harris administration propels HBCUs with record $16B investment
The Biden-Harris administration has committed over $16 billion in federal funding and investments to historically Black colleges and universities, including $11.4 billion in grants, contracting awards, and debt relief, to support their role in advancing intergenerational economic mobility.
AFRO inside look: Addressing depression in the K-12 setting
Baltimore County Public Schools and Baltimore City Public School System have partnered with Talkspace to provide virtual licensed counseling to students suffering from depression or other mental disorders, as part of their commitment to supporting student mental health and wellness.
A time to educate: The importance of civic studies in K-12 classrooms
Civics education in K-12 prepares students to live in a democracy, teaches them about their rights, encourages civic responsibility and helps create meaningful participation in society.
FAFSA fiasco could keep Black kids out of college this fall
The rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been delayed and plagued by bugs and glitches, causing a decline in applications from eligible high school seniors, especially among low-income and minority students.
The whitewashing of education – and how to stop it
Book bans, curriculum censorship, and attacks on historical narratives in educational institutions threaten the principles of academic freedom and undermine the integrity of our education system, threatening the principles of academic freedom and undermining the integrity of our democracy.
Experts say solutions needed for D.C.’s child care crisis
A recent report by Under 3 DC found that there is an estimated gap of 8,385 child care spaces in the District, costing parents $252 million per year due to the damaging impacts on productivity, negative actions by employers, and an inability to advance in careers when adequate child care cannot be secured.
Board of Trustees at Tennessee State University removed by Republican legislators, new appointees named
Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees was removed by a new law, SB1596, which was passed by the state GOP-controlled House on March 28 and signed by Governor Bill Lee, due to insufficient documentation and financial mismanagement.
Teachers’ “Black tax”: Longer hours, lower pay, better attitude
Black teachers have higher morale than White teachers, possibly due to their commitment to community empowerment, racial uplift, and liberation, and their willingness to work longer hours for less pay.
Women on the move: How the Bronze Villagers are tackling the literacy gap, one family at a time
The Bronze Villagers, a group of volunteers in Howard County, Maryland, is celebrating five years of providing school readiness activities and resources to African-American children to help close the educational achievement gap.