February is Black History Month
Events and ResourcesNEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of children attending charter schools in the United States hit a record of about 6 percent of all students in public schools, according to a federal education report released on Tuesday. Charter schools are publicly funded schools operated separately from local school districts. They are usually independently run [...]
As many of you may be aware, last year the North Carolina General Assembly designed and launched a new strategy in our state focused on improving student outcomes in low-performing schools. This effort, the North Carolina Innovative School District (ISD), will partner with local communities and schools across the state, with a focus on creating [...]
The Trump era has seen many formerly august institutions abase themselves. In the latest example, after holding a series of town halls on urban education, the NAACP found troublesome evidence of separate and unequal systems of education. But this time they have resolved to try to keep black kids out of the better schools. [...]