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*With minority students continuing to lag in educational achievement, the federal government has targeted the nation’s second largest public school system for wide-ranging reforms. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that, after a 19-month civil rights investigation, they found that the Los Angeles Unified School District was failing to provide equal education to [...]
*First lady Michelle Obama mixed and poured concrete, attached swings to a swing set and raked mulch for an hour Wednesday at a charter school in a low-income Southeast Washington neighborhood, helping volunteers to build a new playground from scratch. The first lady was the guest of honor as KaBOOM!, a nonprofit that gives [...]
*The Rev. Al Sharpton has been quietly forming his own media company to launch a nationally syndicated Sunday-morning TV show that will focus on education, he told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. “Education Superhighway,” scheduled to premiere Sept. 26, consists of news and roundtable discussions primarily about education. Guests already lined up include Bill Gates, [...]
*Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) will host its annual national conference from April 14 – 17 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City. The four-day event will convene hundreds of delegates and prominent leaders in civil rights, business, politics, labor, entertainment and the religious community from [...]
*President Obama is fresh off his first State of the Union address to the world, jokes from late night comics over his teleprompter in a sixth grade classroom, and a Q&A with Republicans. But, he is strong, fired up and making changes. The latest commitment he’s offering was highlighted on Roland Martin’s Washington Watch on TV [...]
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