Tag Archives: education crisis
24 Catholic High Schools Work to Educate Marginalized, Low-Income Students
Cristo Rey Network serves students who have been failed by the education system
Network of 24 high schools across the country that prepare underserved students for college
By Robin White Goode
An Apology to Dr. King
Our fight for freedom and justice is not over. Now, it is up to our children and grandchildren to ensure that King’s dream is deferred no longer.
King’s dream was about equal opportunity and economic justice for all black Americans, not just…
By Earl G. Graves, Sr.
Education Means Business
To paraphrase an old maxim: In the 21st century, the business of America is education.…
By Robin White Goode
Preview Our World: Can the Obama Administration Fix Our Schools?
Grading Obama's handling of the education crisis, including an exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
This week’s edition of Our World with Black Enterprise, with host Marc Lamont Hill, features…
By BlackEnterprise.com
New Lessons for Our Classrooms
Improving the education of African American Students Will Require A Stronger Teacher Workforce. Here's What it Will Take?
From kindergarten to 12th grade, Will Thomas never had a black male teacher and only…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Can Bill Gates Save Our Schools?
As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates (who remains chairman of Microsoft)…
By Alan Hughes
Meet Kelley Williams-Bolar: Prosecuted for Protecting Her Children’s Education
Although pardoned by Ohio Governor John Kasich, Kelley Williams-Bolar is still on probation while others game the system with impunity.
Although pardoned by Ohio Governor John Kasich, Kelley Williams-Bolar is still on probation while others…
By Robin White Goode
Our Major Franchise: Education
Among my most enjoyable assignments is writing the weekly Power Moves blog that appears on…
By Derek T. Dingle
Don’t Wait for Superman … Put On Your Own Cape!
it starts with across-the-board accountability. Educators have proved that poverty-stricken communities don’t produce failed schools;…
