A teacher’s new homework policy is going viral online after a mother shared the image of the note on Facebook. The note has since been re-shared across social media and on Reddit. The note that was sent to parents said in part, “Homework will only consist of work that your student did not finish […]
A first-time teacher may have discovered a surefire way get students excited for the dreaded first day of school by creating a catchy rap song. Dwayne Reed, a fourth-grade teacher in Chicago, created a song to replace the typical “Welcome Back” newsletters the school gives out, the description on the video’s YouTubepage reads. The song […]
Cleveland is at the forefront when it comes to preparing students for college and the workforce. It stems from President Obama’s “Computer Science for All” initiative, launched January, 2016. This week, CMSD received a grant from the Cleveland Foundation to help fund the first phase of making that plan a reality. The goal is to […]
The Cleveland Teachers Union has given notice its intent to strike Monday evening. District and union officials haven’t reached an agreement with a contract, which expired June 30. The announcement comes as students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District headed back to class Monday. District spokesmember Roseanna Canfora said the union has authorized a strike. We are […]
Summer break has come to an end for thousands of Northeast Ohio students as they head back to the classroom. Cleveland schools are back in session Monday with the exception of Willow School, which is set to open Tuesday. With the studying starting, Cleveland school officials are already looking toward the November ballot with a […]
Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Spelman College, the nation’s top HBCU for women, is considering accepting transgender students. The news was announced by the college’s president late last week. The AJC.com reports: President Mary Schmidt Campbell included the information in a welcome back letter to the campus community on Thursday and posted on the private […]
Twyonia Cooper has fought the good fight for her children’s education. Her crusade first took hold three years ago when her college-bound daughter was being taught Spanish by a substitute teacher at John Adams High School in Cleveland. It wasn’t for a day or two. It was more than two months that her daughter spent […]
The smartwatch on the little girl’s wrist is off by about four hours. She’s not sure how to fix it, but that’s OK. She only uses it to count her steps. In the three-bedroom home she shares with six people in Daly City, there is no computer. There used to be one, the 9-year-old said, […]
A building that once housed a neighborhood bar is now a community center for Philadelphia’s youth. After his mother passed away, Kevin Upshur transformed her bar into in hopes of of fulfilling her request that he give back to the neighborhood that reared him. “She said you’ve got to do something in the community. You’ve […]
Talk about a blessing! After listening to the story of one single’s mother hope to finish off her child’s education, a Willie Moore Jr. Show listener decides to give a blessing of a lifetime. Get your tissues ready! source: BlackAmericaWeb/WillieMooreJrÂ
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, knows just how important education is for the future leaders of our nation and the world. She recently spoke with Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, about the state of the American education system.
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, knows just how important education is for the future leaders of our nation and the world. She recently spoke with Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, about the state of the American education system.
