by Jay Shakur | Oct 20, 2021 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Students at Howard University have entered the second week of a staged sit-in protest demanding action from school officials to address housing conditions in student dorms. Demonstrators also want representation on the university’s board of...
by Courtney Degen | Oct 7, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Some historically Black colleges and universities “are crumbling,” said Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, stressing the need for more funding to support HBCUs on Wednesday. Appearing before the Higher Education and Workforce...
by Courtney Degen | Sep 29, 2021 | Education
WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and a variety of experts debated the best practices for reopening schools on Wednesday, agreeing on the necessity of sending students back into classrooms but disagreeing on masking. Testifying before the House Committee on Education and Labor’s...
by Katie Livingstone | Jun 1, 2021 | Education, Featured
To remotely teach her 5-year-old blind student how to navigate a new school this summer, Jennifer Freeman, an orientation and mobility in Escondido County, Calif., had to get creative. She made a large tactical map of the school, using raised bumps and lines to denote...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Feb 22, 2021 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON —With one week left in Black History Month, some scholars and activists say it’s time to change the way the subject is taught in schools, shining a light on systemic racism in addition to the often-taught subject of the Civil Rights Movement. President Joe...
by Augusta Saraiva | Feb 17, 2021 | Coronavirus, Education, Featured, Immigration
The day before the University of South Florida’s virtual commencement in December, senior Lucca Salgueiro decided to postpone his graduation. The plan was for the student to attend the online ceremony from his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil, where he had been...
