Tag Archives: public education

Otha Thornton, president-elect, National PTA and senior vice president of business development, Capital Commercial Development Group L.L.C. (Photo by Al Ferreira)

Education Means Business

To paraphrase an old maxim: In the 21st century, the business of America is education.…

By Robin White Goode

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Bill Gates

Can Bill Gates Save Our Schools?

As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates (who remains chairman of Microsoft)…

By Alan Hughes

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Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman & Publisher, Black Enterprise

Public Education: A State of Emergency

American education is in crisis. And public schools, especially those populated by black and brown…

By Earl G. Graves, Sr.

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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;…

By Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.

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