For decades, women have been trying to close the wage gap with men, who still earn more than their female peers with the same level of education. But one group — young, single women with no children — has closed that gap and is pulling ahead of their male counterparts.
With federal financial belts tightening, state budgets bursting, and local governments left with less and less, it’s no surprise that education and children are last in line. As a staunch advocate for children, the daughter of a 45-year-careered teacher and a mom who wants her children to have everything, I am ever vigilant and a […]
The Schott foundation study showing that less than 50 percent of black males are graduating from high school is astounding and depressing – but not a revelation to many in the African American community.
Much like the achievement gap in K-12 schooling, higher education is plagued by its own gap—with respect to minority graduation rates. Nationwide, 60 percent of white students earn a degree within six years on a college campus, compared to only 40 percent of African-Americans and 49 percent of Latinos.
President Obama, making the case that “education is an economic issue,” called on Monday for the United States to produce an additional eight million college graduates by 2020 — enough for the nation to reclaim its title as the country with the highest percentage of college graduates.
With one of its alumnae, Elena Kagan, poised for confirmation as a justice on the United States Supreme Court, it should be a triumphant season for Hunter College High School, a New York City public school for the intellectually gifted.
according to eurweb.com *Students in a California public-school district will upgrade their textbooks this year – to the divinely inspired Word of God. The Chino Valley School District in Chino, Calif., voted 5-0 in June to adopt a a yearlong Bible course titled “Bible as/in Literature and History.” “It is my belief that better understanding […]
HAMPTON, VA. — The federal government has awarded $5.3 million to Hampton University to buy equipment and make other improvements. Hampton University President William R.…
African-American students improved in English/Language Arts and Math in the 2010 ISTEP tests according to data released this week. Statewide, 54.2% of Black students passed ISTEP English/Language Arts and 53.3% passed ISTEP math. Up from 47.6% and 47.0% respectively in last year’s ISTEP tests. There was improvement and increases in the percentage of Black students […]
