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Jay-Z and Roc Nation: Let’s have the conversation about school vouchers
As I listen to one of my favorite songs by the prolific rap artist Jay-Z, I reminisce on how the words in the chorus will forever motivate me as a first-generation college student from New Orleans. “Some how, some way, we gotta make it up the hood, someday.” For nearly thirty years, Jay-Z has been […]
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How the NBA’s Jaylen Brown’s Story… signifies the intentional demise of Black kids in America’s schools
“My teacher said she will look me up in the Cobb county jail in 5 years… Wow!” This was a quote published to Twitter, now X, in 2014. It was posted by a young Black man named Jaylen Brown, who graduated from Wheeler High School in Georgia. He grew up in a diverse community in […]
Posted inCOVID-19
Thank You…NEXT! Next School Year Has Got to be Better Than Last
According to Statista, 511,000 teachers left the profession in June 2023. These numbers are exponentially higher than the eight percent who left the field in the 2021-22 school year after the COVID-19 pandemic. While there are a slew of reasons teachers are leaving the field in droves, one resounding constant is that teachers don’t feel […]
Posted inCurrent Events in Education
Navigating ADHD in the classroom: Insights and strategies for educators
Understanding ADHD: Imagine a lively, vibrant, busy classroom filled with the sounds of delighted students doing an end-of-unit project. Among the groups of students, one child, Jimmy, walks away from his group to jump on the trampoline in the classroom sensory area. He has to get constant reminders from his teacher to return to his […]
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Company mandating 3-point seatbelts for all school buses
Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, is setting a new standard for safety in student transportation. The company announced the safety upgrades, to protect school children, bus drivers, and other road users. Starting in fall 2024, Blue Bird will equip new school buses with industry-first safety features, including three-point seat […]
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U.S. surgeon general issues an advisory for a warning label on social media platforms for adolescents
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the mental health challenges faced by children, adolescents, and young adults in the United States. The advisory, titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health,” emphasizes that these challenges are real, widespread, and, most importantly, treatable and often preventable. Recent national surveys reveal alarming […]
Posted inBook Review
Juneteenth Reading List for Adults
A BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESDaina Berry and Kali GrossThis book is a compact, exceptionally diverse introduction to the history of Black women, from the first African woman who arrived in America to the women of today. WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDYTa – Nehisi CoatesA collection of Coates’ essays […]