January 2013 – National Mentoring Month – Schools, faith organizations, community organizations, fraternities and sororities, cities and states should create and manage mentoring programs during this month for young Black men. We support Susan Taylor and the National Cares Mentoring Movement as a leader in the mentoring movement in America. The Black Star...
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Alan Rogers | Star-Tribune Charlene Jenkins sits in on her daughter Clara’s second-grade class Tuesday at Evansville Elementary School. A new program at the school encourages every student’s parent or guardian to observe an hour of classroom time before winter break. By ELYSIA CONNER November 23, 2012 Principal Mike Britt watched a...
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By Hayley Hudson November 19, 2012 At the age of 13, a boy living in Sierra Leone created batteries and generators using materials he picked up around the house or from trash bins. Now, he’s wowing experts in the U.S. Kelvin Doe, now 16, became the youngest person in history to be invited to...
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Unleashing your talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is a new fellowship program established by Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green dedicated to improve the life outcomes of black men and boys in the U.S. It is the first fellowship program of its kind that targets social...
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Beatriz Rendón on a new education paradigm By Beatriz Rendón May 2011 In an environment where too many educational institutions have historically failed to improve academic outcomes for students, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) aims to defy traditional models and be the catalyst for...
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By Nora Fleming November 7, 2012 Digital technology is providing a growing variety of methods for school leaders to connect with parents anywhere, anytime—a tactic mirroring how technology is used to engage students. Through Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and text messages sent in multiple languages, school staff members are giving parents instant updates, news,...
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By Erik W. Robelen At the same time that thousands of school districts nationwide are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the early grades that call for the identification of struggling readers, require interventions to help them, and, in some...
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School leaders can improve student achievement by empowering teachers and engaging parents, one expert says. By Kelsey Sheehy November 12, 2012 Resurrecting a struggling high school is more about changing culture than curriculum, according to Charles Payne, a University of Chicago professor and affiliate of the university’s Urban Education Institute. Schools should be places...
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Thatcher fan in Japan orders school on Saturdays after teenagers terrorise city The unorthodox mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, expressed admiration for the education reforms implemented by Margaret Thatcher in Britain in the 1980s Photo: PA By Julian Ryall, Tokyo 6:37AM GMT 12 Nov 2012 The unorthodox mayor of Osaka has announced...
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VOICES Expand the School to Prison Pipeline Conversation to Include Black Girls October 5, 2012 by Monique Morris Black females represent the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice population. Black females also experienced the most dramatic rise in middle school suspension rates in recent years. Six-year old girls have been arrested in Georgia...
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