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Public schools educate all. Still, they're under attack | Voice
The Ledger - Florida
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Public schools don't pick students. Why are they under attack? Temporarily, the Trump administration withheld $6.8 billion from K-12 public schools for the 2025-2026 school year; but since then, the funding has been released. It is believed this...
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is rehiring black teachers laid off during school reform
The Times of India
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New Orleans is rehiring black teachers laid off during school reform after Hurricane Katrina When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in August 2005, the storm not only caused catastrophic flooding but also dismantled the city’s education system....
Stamford schools announce ad-hoc committee to find firm for new superintendent search
Stamford Advocate - Connecticut
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August 30, 2025
The ad-hoc committee, which includes current Stamford Board of Education members Versha Munshi-South, Julienne Foy and Becky Hamman, will be tasked with creating a request for proposals to find a firm that will help search for a new school system...
It's time to challenge the authenticity and moral grounding of colonial education
The Standard
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Pupils in class during a lesson. [File, Standard] It’s been “back to school” preoccupation since last week, but back to school to study what? Imbibe which values? Acquire knowledge that serves whose interest? Learn to align with which historical...
Nina Fjeldheim: Building Norway’s First Humanist School Against Legal and Cultural Resistance
The Good Men Project - California
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August 31, 2025
Nina Fjeldheim is the principal of a pioneering humanist school in Norway. With a background in the history of religion and education, she advocates for an inclusive, secular pedagogy grounded in critical thinking, compassion, and curiosity. Her...
Analysis: 421 of 562 students at Frazier Elementary School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
South DFW News - Texas
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August 31, 2025
Of the 562 students at Frazier Elementary School in Burleson, 421 (75%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to South DFW News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
2024 National Best Teacher to enhance teaching, learning in deprived schools
Ghana News Agency
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August 31, 2025
By Francis Kwabena Cofie Accra, Aug 31, GNA – Madam Fuseina Fuseini, the 2024 National Best Teacher, has launched an initiative to rebrand selected deprived kindergarten schools with the supply of learning materials across the country. The...
Dev't Projects in Addis Ababa Serve as Model for Other African Nations: Conference Participants
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 31, 2025 (ENA) -- Participants of the 41st Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) Conference underscored that the ongoing development projects in Addis Ababa stand as models for other African countries. The...
2023-24 School Year: 89% of the 508 students at Stephens Elementary School not on "college track"
NW Houston News - Texas
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August 31, 2025
Of the 508 students at Stephens Elementary School in Houston, 452 (89%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to NW Houston News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
The South African woman breaking barriers in viticulture
Farmer's Weekly
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August 31, 2025
In December 2015, Dr Erna Blancquaert made history when she became the first woman of colour in Africa to obtain a PhD in viticulture. She is now a lecturer and researcher in grapevine and wine sciences at Stellenbosch University. At Stellenbosch...
Giant ‘Gullies’ in the Earth Threaten Cities in Africa amid Rapid Urbanization
Scientific American
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August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025 3 min read Huge Cracks in the Earth Are Slicing through Cities, Swallowing Houses and Displacing Thousands of People Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing homes, businesses—and lives—as giant “gullies” expand into...
How Elizabeth Elohor Built Beth Model Africa And Became A Fashion Power Broker
Essence
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August 31, 2025
Elizabeth Elohor is hardly a name to not mention when highlighting those who’ve shaped the framework of Africa’s fashion industry. This is evident in the work she has done with Beth Model Management, which is often described as one of Africa’s...
Health experts warn of rising vaping rates in South African schools
SABC News
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August 31, 2025
The practice of vaping in South African schools is on the increase and detrimental to learners. That’s the submission of some health experts on the public hearings on Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill 2022 held this...
Stone Soul Festival celebrates African American culture in Springfield
WWLP - Massachusetts
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August 30, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Stone Soul Festival and Parade returned to the streets of Springfield for its 37th year, celebrating African American culture and community unity. The annual event, which began as a church picnic, has grown into a...
Africa’s millionaire population set...
Capital Ethiopia
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August 31, 2025
Africa is experiencing one of the fastest growing private wealth markets globally as its millionaire population is projected to rise by 65% over the next decade, according to the Africa Wealth Report 2025, published by Henley & Partners in...
50,000 expected in Raleigh for 16th Annual African American Cultural Festival
WNCN - North Carolina
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August 30, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The 16th Annual African American Cultural Festival (AACF) of Raleigh and Wake County is happening this Labor Day holiday weekend. The event — celebrating the past, present, and future — serves up an array of local and...
NPA puts halt to sex worker prosecutions amid court case for legal reform in South Africa
Briefly
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August 31, 2025
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has placed a moratorium on the prosecution of sex workers This comes after calls and a pending decision from the court for the decriminalisation of sex workers in South Africa The Western Cape High Court is...
Clemson Area African American Museum Houses Sincerely, Daniel
WSPA - South Carolina
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August 29, 2025
Sincerely, Daniel is an inspiring sports exhibit honoring 50 years (1964-2014) of athletic excellence at D.W. Daniel High School. This exhibit shines a spotlight on the remarkable journey of Black athletes whose contributions have left an...
Harvard Law School academics seek to join court case for release of elephants from Johannesburg Zoo
IOL
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Academics at the Harvard Law School are expected to apply this week to the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, to be added as friends of the court in the ongoing legal battle to release three elephants from the Johannesburg Zoo. Animal Law Reform South...
Yobe University Collects 1,100 Samples for Groundbreaking Dementia Research
The News Chronicle
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August 31, 2025
The Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre at Yobe State University, Damaturu, has collected 1,100 biopsies and blood samples for its ongoing Dementia Research Project. This was disclosed in a statement by the university’s information...