High Graduation Rates Reach 40-year High – But Not for Blacks
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 2010, more than 3 million students received their high school diploma accounting for 78.2 percent of students who started secondary...
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From Student to Teacher: My Life in Special Education
From Student to Teacher: My Life in Special Education By Andrew James Fuller Since starting my career as a high school teacher this fall, I find myself thinking a lot about kindergarten. Like many of...
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Report: Black High School Graduation Rates Lowest in Country
Washington D.C. Ranks Among Worst by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper (Courtesy Photo) High school graduation rates in the United States are at their highest since...
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Report: 4 in 5 US High School Students Graduate
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without...
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No Gains for 12th-Graders on National Exam
Graphic shows reading and math scores for 12th graders in 2013 KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Handing out dismal grades, the Nation’s Report Card says America’s high school...
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To Be Equal: Project Ready – A Pipeline to Post-Secondary Success
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X Our nation’s high schools are in a state of...
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DC Area Students Open For ‘Hamilton’
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When Anacostia High School students Kelli Johnson and Brenda McKinney took the stage at the Kennedy Center to rap about the Boston Tea Party prior to watching...
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City Of Tulsa And Several Local High Schools To Offer Collective Urban...
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire A dozen Tulsa high school students will leave the traditional classroom behind in the spring semester, which began today, to be part of an urban classroom at City Hall,...
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COMMENTARY: What More Can Be Done Under ESSA to Support Highly Qualified...
By Akil Wilson As of Monday January 14th the country’s 2nd largest public school system was being paralyzed by a teachers strike. The Los Angeles Sentinel reported that the walkout was followed by a...
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College Dual Enrollment expanded to all DPSCD high schools
By Branden Hunter. Clara Jimenez is a junior at the Detroit School of Arts and has aspirations to become a professional photographer/videographer or editor. She has not decided on a college just yet,...
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Press Room: XQ Super School Live in Nashville March 2nd
By The Tennessee Tribune NASHVILLE, TN — XQ and Pop-Up Magazine Productions today announce XQ Super School Live — a new, one-of-a-kind, immersive storytelling tour to inspire people to reimagine high...
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IU Northwest gallery shines a spotlight on high school artistry
By The Chicago Crusader Indiana University Northwest invites the campus and community to view works of art by 59 area high school students, on display from March 11 through 23 in the School of the Arts...
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Treyvon Mays becomes unanimous #1 at Rice Relays
By Defender News Service Spring High School senior Treyvon Mays, a Texas State commit and #22 ranked 110m hurdler in the nation, made a case for having his name moved up at the Victor Lopez Classic...
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Planters EMC offers scholarships
By The True Citizen Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is accepting applications for the Planters EMC Scholarship. All high school seniors who are the son or daughter of a Planters EMC...
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High Graduation Rates Reach 40-year High – But Not for Blacks
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 2010, more than 3 million students received their high school diploma accounting for 78.2 percent of students who started secondary...
View ArticleFrom Student to Teacher: My Life in Special Education
From Student to Teacher: My Life in Special Education By Andrew James Fuller Since starting my career as a high school teacher this fall, I find myself thinking a lot about kindergarten. Like many of...
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Report: Black High School Graduation Rates Lowest in Country
Washington D.C. Ranks Among Worst by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper (Courtesy Photo) High school graduation rates in the United States are at their highest since...
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Report: 4 in 5 US High School Students Graduate
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without a...
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No Gains for 12th-Graders on National Exam
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Handing out dismal grades, the Nation’s Report Card says America’s high school seniors lack critical math and reading skills for an increasingly...
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To Be Equal: Project Ready – A Pipeline to Post-Secondary Success
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X Our nation’s high schools are in a state of...
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