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Black Students Lead in AI Use. Their Teachers Lag in Training
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (749+ words) Data show that Black students are more likely to use artificial intelligence to help them with their school work. But the school districts that mainly serve these students are less likely to have teachers trained in AI. The result is…...
Black Students Report Higher School Safety Concerns
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (538+ words) From fights outside of class to seeing classmates with weapons, Black K-12 public school students are far more likely to worry about their safety in schools compared to their peers, according to a new report released Monday." At the same time,…...
America’s Economic Future Starts With Diverse Teachers
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (439+ words) Many Americans question if a sustainable future is possible for themselves and their children. The answer remains where it always has " in our classrooms. Each lesson taught, student inspired, and teacher supported is an investment in the nation's long-term prosperity....
Black Schools Are Improving Fast. It's Not Enough
1+ week, 4+ day ago (340+ words) Predominantly Black schools faced the biggest academic setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. They're also bouncing back the fastest. Despite the progress, Black students are still being left behind. That's the complicated truth found in a new study that looked at…...
What Happens When Child Care Funding Gets Cut?
5+ day, 4+ min ago (245+ words) That's why I work so hard at SPACEs in Action (SIA). SIA is a D.C. multicultural base-building, membership organization. Our campaigns include expanding early childhood learning opportunities, improving access to health equity, and advancing racial and economic dignity for Black, Latine,…...
'Sinners' and the Push to Steer Black Students Out of College
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (590+ words) The success of'Sinners," Ryan Coogler's latest film, should be a celebration of Black excellence. Instead, it has become a cultural Rorschach test for how America feels about education " and who it thinks education is for. Both men are extraordinary. Both…...
A$AP Rocky, Substitute Teacher?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (572+ words) A bona fide hip-hop superstar, the rapper A$AP Rocky has taken on several professional and personal roles: recording artist and producer, A-list actor, fashion icon, partner to Rihanna, and father of three young children." Now, he's added another one…...
UM-St. Louis Tops State’s Colleges in Online Bachelor’s Programs
3+ week, 3+ day ago (144+ words) UM-St. Louis Tops State's Colleges in Online Bachelor's Programs'Word In Black Stay Empowered With Our Daily Newsletters By St. Louis American Staff U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Missouri St. Louis No. 1 in the state and 11th nationally on…...
Hidden Histories: What the Slave Masters of the Bronx Left Us
3+ week, 4+ day ago (318+ words) This fall, I introduced 42 Lehman College honors students to the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park. As the college's director of Campus Honors and Scholar Engagement, I have made it mandatory that all Campus Honors students participate in…...
Ed. Dept. Dismissed 90% of Discrimination Cases, Report Says
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (932+ words) According to the Government Accountability Office, while nearly half of the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights staff were laid off last year, the federal agency resolved 90% of discrimination cases during that time. The Education Department office responsible for protecting…...