The superintendent of the Edwardsville school district in Illinois has ordered that discussions about Mike Brown or Ferguson, MO stay out of the classroom. According to KMOX News, Superintendent Ed Hightower says that there would normally be a discussion about current events in the classroom, but in this particular case, he will not allow it since there are so many unknown … [Read more...]
Florida Teacher Fired After Encouraging an Attack on a Student
A teacher in St. Lucie County, Florida was recently fired for encouraging 6 eighth grade students to beat up seventh grader, Radravious Williams. The incident was caught on tape and you can see the teacher pointing Williams out to the students. The students who beat up Radravious were once his friends but the teacher reportedly wanted them to teach him a lesson. Radravious … [Read more...]
Principal Drags Students and Maintains a Job Within School System
Parents are outraged by the scenes within recently released surveillance videos that show a Connecticut elementary school principal, Carmen Perez-Dickson, dragging a child through the hall on three separate occasions. To add to their frustration, she wasn't fired. Nakeya Hargrove, the mother of the a young girl in one of the videos, didn't find out about the March 2012 … [Read more...]
NC High School First to Open On-Site Bank Branch
As part of an initiative to promote financial literacy, Woodforest National Bank has partnered with Hillside High School's Business and Finance Academy in Durham, NC to open a functioning bank branch at the school to be operated and run by students. Dubbed as Hillside's Student Bank Training Center, organizers stated that students, staff and their families will be able to … [Read more...]
Atlanta Students and Teachers Brave the Snowstorm Overnight
Earlier this week, a snowstorm hit the southeast region of the U.S. harder than many had initially expected; Atlanta, GA, in particular, was hit pretty hard. As the storm moved in, traffic worsened and some students were forced to spend the night at school. Georgia's East Rivers Elementary School principal, Matt Rogers, made sure it was a night his students would never … [Read more...]
School Fails to Cast Any Black Students to Star in Their Rendition of ‘The Wiz’
Would you be upset if a theatrical rendition of a historically black film or play was done only the leading characters weren’t black? It has happened at a New York High School whose production of The Wiz won’t include any of their black students in the leading or supporting roles. For those of you who aren't familiar with The Wiz, it was the black version of The Wonderful … [Read more...]
We Too Are the Mothers and Fathers of Future Scientists
According to The New York Times, as reported by BET “only 12 percent of black eight-grade boys are proficient in math, compared to 44 percent of white boys.” There are many theories as to why this is the case; however, despite what statistics suggest our children have the ability to grow up and become scientists and mathematicians. Thanks to a Silicon Valley Science Fair black … [Read more...]
NY Teacher Threatens To Sue After Being Kicked By First Grader
John Webster is a 27-year-old physical education and health teacher at P.S. 330 in Queens, NY. The 220-pound, former college football player says he's threatening to sue after being injured by first grade student, Rodrigo Carpio, the New York Post reports. Carpio, who has a history of violent behavior, kicked Webster in the knee and ankle causing damage that required surgery … [Read more...]
Video: President Obama’s Speech On Education To The Students
VIDEO: TRANSCRIPT: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release September 8, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA'S … [Read more...]