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President Obama To Announce Classroom Broadband Plan In North Carolina Visit
Source: Philip Rucker / The Washington Post With his legislative agenda largely stymied by a bitterly divided Congress, President Obama is taking what his aides are touting as a major executive action...
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Senate Stalemate On Student Loan Hike (VIDEO)
Dueling measures in the Senate fail, raising concerns that interest rates on new student college loans will double come July 1. Americans already have more than $1 trillion in student loan debt. (June 6)
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When School’s Out For Summer, Many Kids Are At Risk Of Going Hungry
Source: Allison Linn / NBC News Across the country, schools are getting out for the summer. And while most students will leave their classrooms happy for the break, some parents will be fretting about...
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Detroit Class President Shot In Head Surprises Classmates At Graduation
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Kevin Dolak / ABC News A Detroit high school senior class president who was shot in the head at a birthday party two months ago stunned his...
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AP: Old Detroit Schools Making A Comeback (VIDEO)
Rising infrastructure costs and sinking enrollments are forcing public school districts across the country to shutter buildings. Detroit is earning high marks for what it’s doing with its surplus of...
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University Programs That Train U.S. Teachers Get Mediocre Marks In First-Ever...
Source: Lyndsey Layton / The Washington Post The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation’s K-12 teachers are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately...
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States Boost College Funding, Rein In Tuition Costs
Source: Mary Beth Marklein and Michael Auslen / USA Today After years of deep budget cuts, several states are poised to boost higher education funding this year, often in exchange for a promise by...
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WashPost: Loan Rules Bring Pain To Black Colleges
Source: Nick Anderson / The Washington Post Tighter standards in a federal loan program have dealt a significant blow to Howard University and other historically black colleges and universities over...
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Obama Administration Delivers ‘A Nasty Surprise’ To Black College Students,...
Source: Courtland Milloy / Washington Post When it comes to dashing the hopes of thousands of college-bound African Americans, you’d hardly think of President Obama as a culprit. Maybe the...
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FAMU Marching Band Suspension Lifted
Source: Denise-Marie Ordway and Kathleen Haughney / Orlando Sentinel The suspension of FAMU’s famed marching band, which had been prohibited from performing since the hazing death of drum major Robert...
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WATCH! Roland Martin’s Address To The Nat’l Baptist Congress Of Christian...
Video streaming by Ustream Roland Martin’s address to the National Baptist Congress Of Christian Education titled, “Why We Can’t Wait” broadcast and recorded via Ustream.
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Student Loan Interest Rates Set To Double (VIDEO)
Congress failed to to hash out a solution on student loan borrowing and so, starting July 1, interest rates on government-funded student loans will double. CBS News contributor and analyst Mellody...
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Morris Brown College Submits $20 Million Plan To The Courts
Source: CBS Atlanta ATLANTA – A $20 million plan could help one Atlanta College keep its campus intact, while selling some of its property and paying its debt. Less than a month after filing...
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Roland Martin Addresses The Current State Of Education And Its Negative...
Source: Bridjes O’Neil / The St. Louis American Roland Martin, award-winning journalist and commentator, gave a rousing speech at the President and Educational Scholarship Banquet on June 19. Drawing...
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Student Loan Rate Increases Struggle For Many (VIDEO)
Student loan interest rate hike will add thousands of dollars to the long-term debt of millions of college students across the U.S. Wyatt Andrews reports.
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Senate Fails To Keep Student Loan Rates Low
Source: Philip Elliott / ABC News An effort to restore lower interest rates on student loans has failed in the Senate. The White House and most Senate Democrats favored restoring interest rates on...
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‘Chef Reggie’ Cooks Up Inspiration For Westside High School Students In Houston
Source: Flori Meeks / Houston Chronicle Chef Reginald Martin could say preparing food is in his blood. The catering operation he owns with wife Merinda Watkins Martin has been a family business since...
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Rachel Jeantel Thanks Tom Joyner For Full Scholarship To HBCU Of Her Choice...
Source: BlackAmericaWeb.com Rachel Jeantel appeared on HLN’s “Nancy Grace” and thanked radio legend Tom Joyner for his scholarship, telling special host Vinnie Politan, “I’m Blessed and I just want to...
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Florida’s Public School Grading System Gets A Big, Fat ‘F’
Source: Suzi Parker / Takepart.com / Yahoo! News Parents use the passing, failing, or mediocre grades to decide whether their child’s school is adequate. Also, these grades can impact everything from...
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Chicago Public Schools Lays Off More Than 2,000, Including 1,000 Teachers
Source: Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Kim Geiger / Chicago Tribune Citing a $1 billion budget deficit, Chicago Public Schools will lay off more than 2,000 employees, more than 1,000 of them teachers, the...
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