Much of a child’s brain development occurs during the earliest years of life, setting the stage for future cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Read MoreReflections of the “I, Too, Am” Campaign
As a doctoral student at Berkeley committed to addressing issues affecting minorities on our campus and in the broader community, I recently participated in the “I, Too, Am Berkeley” campaign.
Read MoreCBCF Statement on 60th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Ruling
A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF), today released the following statement in honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that desegregated schools.
Read More60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: The Resegregation of Public Education
On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court offered a decision on the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
Read MoreBrown 60 Years Later: Segregation Academies in the Deep South
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
Read MoreTeacher Appreciation Week: Thank You For Lighting The Way
In a time when talk of education often elicits dispassionate commentary about state and federal government agencies, or contrarily, full-throated displays seen on big city streets – what is often lost in much of the media stir in political discourse, is the fact that teachers and local education professionals still serve as the back bone of our communities.
Read MoreCan you Count to 57 Million? The Importance of Global Education to a Global Future
Around the world 57 million children of primary school age are being left out of the world’s classrooms and at least 250 million primary-aged children, are let in only to leave in a few years, not able to read a single sentence.
Read MoreIt Takes a Village to Raise a Child
Recently, I attended an open school night event at a public school in Brooklyn, NY as a favor to a friend who is a single mother.
Read MoreCan Higher Education Help Solve our Problem with Gun Violence?
A few weeks ago I read an essay, “Why I hate being a black man”. There isn’t much in it that I could relate to but there was one thing that forced me to reflect.
Read MoreIs College Too Expensive?
According to recent data released by the United States Census Bureau, college enrollment by African Americans declined by 108,000 in the year 2012.
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