Education

BSM crowns Grand Knight for Snowball Dance

Friday, 01 February 2013 14:14

During a coronation ceremony on Monday, January 28 at Benilde-St. Margaret, senior Jonathan Sutton was chosen by his peers to serve as the 2013 Grand Knight. Jonathan and his date, Marielle Arostegui, reigned over the Snowball Dance, a “girl-ask-guy” formal dance, which was held, Saturday, February 1. Other Grand Knight candidates included seniors Nolan Ahlm, James Borin, Patrick Graham, Gavin McLain, and Tommy Sprenger. Emcee for coronation was Peter Best. More information is at www.BSMschool.org.

David Branch leads North High Senior Academy Program

Tuesday, 29 January 2013 17:32 Ivan Phifer, Staff Writer

North Community High School has seen its fair share of changes, struggles, media frenzy, and various principals in a short time period along with a decrease in attendance.

Wells Fargo donates $3 million to United Negro College Fund

Saturday, 19 January 2013 17:38

(BLACK PR WIRE) – WASHINGTON, DC – UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization, announced recently that Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, will expand their relationship with UNCF by investing $3 million to help more African American students attend and graduate from college. Wells Fargo presented UNCF with a check in conjunction with the taping of the 34th edition of UNCF An Evening of Stars®, UNCF's annual television special, which took place in Pasadena, Calif.

Dr. King's unfulfilled dream of school integration

Friday, 18 January 2013 16:26 Greg Groves and Philip Tegeler, America's Wire Writers Group

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in the transformative power of school integration. He would be dismayed by America's present day paradox: the rapidly expanding racial diversity of our society accompanied by the increasing segregation of our urban schools.

Four new directors join Minneapolis school board

Thursday, 17 January 2013 15:55

The Minneapolis Board of Education elected new officers for chair, vice chair, treasurer and clerk. Alberto Monserrate will serve as chair, Jenny Arneson as vice chair, Richard Mammen as clerk and Rebecca Gagnon as treasurer. The school board voted on the nominations after swearing in four new board members during its annual meeting Tuesday, January 8, bringing the total number of directors to nine.

New Minneapolis school board member Tracine Asberry focuses on transparency, group effort

Monday, 14 January 2013 16:50 Makula Dunbar, TC Daily Planet

In early July, when newly elected Minneapolis schoolboard member Tracine Asberry found out she'd be running unopposed in District 6,, she was elated to get a head start on contributing to schools and communities. Her district had been the most competitive, with four candidates in the running. After Asberry received an endorsement from the DFL, the other three dropped out.

MSU student Vance Holmes on the verge of achieving dream 

Monday, 14 January 2013 16:33

Ten years ago, Vance Holmes' world was turned topsy-turvy.

His mother had died unexpectedly from an aneurysm. Then several months later, Holmes' brother was shot and murdered on the streets of McKeesport, Penn., close to Pittsburgh.