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Apply Today for the Asa Hilliard III Road Scholar Award: Deadline September 30th!!
The world leader in lifelong learning is pleased to honor the memory of Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III, who lived the values we espouse - as a lifelong learner and a strong proponent of learning and travel. Applications are due September 30 and will be reviewed by a panel of prominent leaders including a member of the Hilliard family, as well as a representative from NABSE; the winner will receive $5,000 toward a Road Scholar program.
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Earn Your Master's Degree in Teaching Online from Marygrove College
NABSE, Teachscape and Marygrove College are working together in an unprecedented fashion to bring four online master's degree programs to NABSE members. Designed to meet the needs of Urban Educators, these programs are dedicated to expanding our mission of "Education as a Civil Right". Discounts and specials exclusively for NABSE members! To learn more about the online master's degree call toll-free 1-877-984-7277 or
visit our Web site.
'Race to the Top' - We Expected Better
from San Francisco Chronicle
For eight years, educators endured No Child Left Behind, an education law that focused on one-size-fits-all standardized testing. We looked forward to the day that a new administration, headed by a president who promised transparency, reliance on research and support for public education, took office.
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Male Call: Black Male Teachers Are a Missing Ingredient
from New America Media
William Alexander was all ears during President Barack Obama's recent back-to-school message. The Oakland elementary school teacher knows the importance of encouraging children to stay in school. In 2004, he became the first in his family to go to college. Alexander is part of a growing chorus of educators, politicians and parents who say more teachers like him would boost Black male students, who struggle the most. He says encouraging African-American males to take pride in their education is everyone's responsibility.
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NAACP Criticizes Disparity
from Marshall Country Tribune
Members of the Marshall County School Board in Tennessee and representatives of the NAACP have agreed that it's time to take action against inequalities in county schools. Of the 427 teachers in the county system, just 17 are African-American, and two are Hispanic. That's less than five percent, while the number of minority students in the county is nearly 14 percent.
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Council Probes Hub Schools' Lagging Black Teacher Hires
from Bay State Banner
With the start of the school year, Boston Public Schools officials appeared at a city council hearing to discuss the district's struggle to comply with a federal mandate aimed at increasing diversity in the hiring of public school teachers. The district court order calls for at least one-quarter of the city's teaching staff to be comprised of black educators.
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Unprecedented Federal Support Predicted for HBCUs
from Diverse Issues in Higher Education
At the conclusion of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference earlier this month, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a gathering of Black college leaders that he predicts HBCUs will receive "unprecedented" levels of financial support under the Obama administration.
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African-American Kids Need More Role Models
from The Greenville News
Our schools do a good job of informing students about career choices, however African-American youth could benefit from being exposed to successful minority role models. Consider this: A black child could conceivably go from kindergarten through high school in the public school system and never be exposed to black educators or role models on a consistent basis.
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Classroom Conundrum
from Mail & Guardian
While teachers' qualifications have improved significantly in the past decade, the performance of learners remains dismal, a new education department report states. As a result, educationists are calling for better ways of assessing what happens in the classroom.
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The Educational Challenge: Achieving Excellence
from The Final Call
Each year the teachers of Muhammad Universities from around the country convene to examine and implement innovative and effective strategies to transform the educational realities for our children who often find themselves victimized by the American educational system's shortcomings. At last year's educational conference, Black educators were challenged to create a new educational paradigm that would serve the needs of our children. With that goal in mind, concerned parents, educators and administrators from many cities gathered in August to participate in the 2nd Annual Educational Conference.
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Documentary to Improve Lives of Black Boys
from WBAL-TV
A powerful documentary geared toward improving the lives of black boys and teens is focused on trying to get more men involved in the lives of young children. A recent showing of this documentary came a few days after graduation numbers were released from a Baltimore school county that show a dismal graduation rate for black students. The numbers are a major concern for local civil rights leaders and top school officials who said they hope the film "Men II Boys" will stir debate and help generate solutions.
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