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FAMU, Other HBCU Programs to Miss 2015 Postseason Due To APR Penalties
Source: Matt Norlander / CBS Sports An increase in minimum requirement for the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) means there are a few more schools facing postseason bans in college basketball next...
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Former North Carolina Basketball Star Rashad McCants Says He Took Sham Classes
Source: Steve Delsohn / ESPN Rashad McCants, the second-leading scorer on the North Carolina basketball team that won the 2004-05 national title, told ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that tutors wrote his...
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Why Are Only 18% Of Black Females Proficient In Reading?
by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Why has America and the Black community been silent about this epidemic? We hear so much about the 47 percent dropout rate among Black males, but I believe a 40 percent dropout...
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Eva Moskowitz: Charter Schools Are The Only Hope For High-Quality Education...
Source: Eva Moskowitz / New York Daily News As founder of Success Academy Charter Schools, I know firsthand the depth of the education crisis in New York City. It is exactly what prompted me to open...
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Georgia Principal ‘Released’ Over ‘Black People’ Graduation Comment
Source: Mike Morris / Atlanta Journal-Constitution The principal of TNT Academy has been let go from the non-traditional, private Stone Mountain school less than a week after video of her...
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Newark Fights Proposal To Pause Charter School Growth
Source: Jessica Mazzola | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com / NJ.com NEWARK — A proposed bill that would temporarily limit the growth of charter schools in New Jersey would hurt urban youth in the state,...
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Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Charting The Route — Building Partnerships...
In this special edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast we talk with Joshua Dubois, CEO of Values Partnership and Jacquelyn Dortch, from Stand for Children about building partnerships between...
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Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Getting Our Youth Ready For College
Dr. Michael Lomax recently joined Roland Martin on The Roland Martin Show to discuss college prep for African American families. Dr. Lomax is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United...
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Is School Choice A Black Choice? Roland Martin And Dr. Jacquie Hood Martin...
Source: Abesi Manyando / The Huffington Post The rise of non traditional schooling including Charter schools and private schools among Black families struck a chord to our reading audience and has been...
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One Band. One Sound: An HBCU Tradition
by Dr. Jacquie Hood Martin, Ph.D, freelance contributor, speaker, and radio host The historical black college and university system is both a pillar and an icon in many communities around the country....
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