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By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House passed a bill Monday aimed at banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public colleges and universities, a move that Black leaders say will halt progress and stifle future research funding. The legislation passed in an 83-62 vote and now heads back to the state Senate […]
Author and professor Kellie Carter Jackson joins us for our monthly history and culture conversation called “Yes, And.” Her colleague, Kerri Greenidge, author and assistant professor in the department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora at Tufts University, also joins us. The two will discuss how efforts across the country to edit or censor […]
(BPRW) National Black Teacher Pipeline Coalition Announced at U.S. Department of Education ‘Thank A Black Teacher’ Event During Teacher Appreciation Week Coalition launched at U.S. Department of Education on May 8th to bolster national commitment to rebuilding the Black teacher pipeline – more than 150 educators from across the country attended the in-person event (Black […]
People wait for their ride outside Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in Chicago, the United States, on Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)
After a seven-hour hearing last Wednesday for controversial legislation to overhaul the college education system in Ohio, the bill sponsor agreed to make some changes and clarifications. From 4 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., hundreds of students and educators testified against Senate Bill 83. This massive college overhaul bill focuses on what Republicans call “free speech,” banning […]
By Andre Ash, Word in Black Miguel Cardona, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, wrote an opinion column in the Tampa Bay Times, calling to “enrich public schools, not ban books and topics.” Secretary Cardona laid out a number of ideas for how to proceed with the evolution of public education as how and […]
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education holds special relevance for Alix Guerrier, the CEO of DonorsChoose, the nonprofit providing a trusted classroom crowdfunding platform for teachers. His personal experience as a former STEM student and primary school STEM teacher animates his concern about the dire shortage of Black STEM educators. A recent Donors Choose […]
Part of the Series The Public Intellectual The relentless state-based attacks on Black people in the U.S. and the war being waged against public and higher education are not unrelated. In the present political and ideological climate, far right political leaders, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. J.D. […]
Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, wrote an opinion column in the Tampa Bay Times, calling to “enrich public schools, not ban books and topics”. Secretary Cardona laid out a number of ideas for how to proceed with the evolution of public education as how and what students are taught has […]
Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, wrote an opinion column in the Tampa Bay Times, calling to “enrich public schools, not ban books and topics”. Secretary Cardona laid out a number of ideas for how to proceed with the evolution of public education as how and what students are taught has […]