education

Detroit Public Schools Launches Program Offering $2,000 for After-School Literacy Tutoring

Detroit Public Schools will pay high school students $2,000 to attend after-school tutoring in an effort to combat low literacy rates.
10/14/2024

Keyshia Cole Surprises Middle Schoolers With “Love” Performance During Recital

The Grammy-nominated singer performed with students at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta.
02/27/2024

OPINION: Did Harvard Betray Dr. Claudine Gay?

After watching their first Black president relentlessly attacked by the conservative right, it’s time the Ivy League school took some responsibility.
01/04/2024

White House Awards $93M In Grants for R&D at HBCUs, Tribal Schools, Other MSIs

The administration is raising the bar on excellence and closing the equity gap, says Education Secretary Cardona.
12/11/2023

Delaware State University Gets Major Enrollment Boost, Setting Record

The HBCU saw an increase of 3.5 percent with 6,451 students enrolled for the fall semester and a 23 percent increase over the last decade.
11/29/2023

Black, Latino Students Lack Access To Certified Teachers And Other Academic Opportunities, Data Shows

The analysis indicates ongoing failure toward achieving education equity.
11/16/2023

Bird Species With Culturally Insensitive Titles to be Renamed

Up to 260 birds will be renamed in the United States and Canada.
11/02/2023

Virginia State University Students Selected For NASA Competition

The HBCU will compete against 48 teams from universities across the nation in one of the most prestigious rocketry competitions.
10/31/2023

Black Lawmakers Establish Congressional Caucus to Support Predominantly Black Institutions

PBIs are made up of mainly two-year colleges that serve 6.8 percent of the entire Black population that pursues postsecondary education.
10/26/2023

Nearly 3,000 Students At Morehouse College Suddenly Get Their Student Debt Canceled

The HBCU partnered with Debt Collective to erase almost $10 Million in school debt – no strings.
10/24/2023
Maryland Governor Wes Moore delivers his inaugural address on the west side of the Maryland State House on January 18, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. Moore was sworn in on a bible that once belonged to former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass and held by Moore's wife, Dawn Moore. Democrat Moore defeated Republican nominee Dan Cox to become the first Black governor of Maryland and only the third Black person to be elected governor in the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Governor Proposes Incentive Program, Offers One Year's Pay to High School Graduates for Service

Maryland Governor is taking an innovative approach to incentivize high school graduates.
10/15/2023