Archive for August, 2010

Got a great first day of school picture? Email it to us! Full Article

After a missed try in the first round, Florida becomes one of nine states plus the District of Columbia, to be awarded billions of dollars under the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" program. Full Article

Youth violence rages out of control in most major cities across America. Schools cannot control, communities cannot control and police cannot control youth violence. Full Article

August 23rd is the first day of the fall school year for students in Florida, and a day when fathers are asked to step up, and be their for their kids. Full Article

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says parents have a right to know how effective teachers are at raising student test scores. "What is there to hide?" he says. Full Article

The “Yes We Can” report released by the Schott Foundation for Public Education on Tuesday shows that Florida has one of the lowest graduation rates for black male students in the nation. Full Article

More than 150 people crowded into Covenant Palms on August 6th for a community forum in which all five candidates for the Miami-Dade School Board seat being vacated by Dr. Solomon Stinson made their case to potential voters. Full Article

The data are startling, and the need for action, greater than ever. In short: Black America is failing its children, its families and its communities, and we must take dramatic action to turn things around. Full Article