WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference Education Fund — joined by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) — held a…

Minnesota faces a dire situation regarding the lack of special education teachers. Normandale Community College has stepped forward to implement an educational pipeline for prospective special education teachers, in particular teachers of color.

When it comes to after-school programs, there are all types from which to choose. But when it comes to finding a program that offers high-quality service and engaging activities that help children do better in school, that can be a challenge.

Editor’s note: This article appeared last month in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under the long-awaited forgiveness plan President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, a historic but politically divisive move in the run-up to the midterm elections.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced detailed plans to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need — along with measures to lower the burden…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike in March, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from seniority-based layoffs and help ensure that students from racial minorities have teachers who look …

Aspiring content creators, journalists, and communications experts can find themselves at the forefront of change by covering the exciting and continued transformation from gas to electric vehicles during the Chevrolet and National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) expanded 2022 Disc…

What were you doing at 19-years-old? Graduating high school? Freshman in college? Wondering what your summer job was going to be? That’s what most people at that age are doing.

Socrates once wrote that the secret to change is to focus all our energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

By Georgina “Gigi” Kiersten

The House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee last week discussed a proposal to establish a free college grant program created to cover full cost of state tuition and fees for Minnesota’s two-year colleges.

Normandale Community College is rebranding the program launched in Fall 2021 under the temporary name Black Men in Teaching to “Sirtify.”

We have to solve the issue of poverty, the issue of hunger, the issue of war - spending billions of dollars to kill rather than to build.  The late Congressman John R. Lewis

While we deeply value our teachers and appreciate how hard they are working, we have to sound an alarm for these students of color who stand the greatest risk of falling even further behind academically and socially if the strike is not resolved immediately. These students are already signif…

Every little thing counts in a crisis.  When written in Chinese, the word crises is composed of two characters - one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. (a brainy quote)”

Two higher education programs were created by the Legislature in 2021 to increase the diversity of Minnesota’s teacher workforce.

Supporters say an ethnic studies program in Minnesota schools would enhance educational outcomes by better engaging students, and would help students develop a sense of belonging and appreciate diverse cultural nuances to succeed in an increasing global world.

This lesson challenges students to consider the effectiveness of non-conformity as seen through the lens of Ida B. Wells.

“We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul and body, with phosphorescent light, brighten the chasm that separates us. We should cling to them just as blood is thicker than water.”―Arturo Schomburg, legendary historian,…

Today, Governor Tim Walz announced the winner of the first $100,000 Minnesota college scholarship drawing for the “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign is Kaitlyn Knutson of Plymouth, Minnesota. 16-year-old Kaitlyn got vaccinated to stay safe while being able to see her friends and family and doing…

A lot of time, resources, and energy is devoted every year to reimagining how to recruit the next incoming class of college students and attract a more diverse student body. However, if colleges and universities prioritize enrollment numbers over graduation rates, we are sustaining the statu…

Minnesota’s newest nursing school is officially accepting students – and the news comes at a critical time amid a nationwide shortage of nurses.

Reading, writing and math are often thought of as subjects that children learn in school. But as a psychologist who researches how families can help support learning at home, I have found that children can also learn those skills through everyday tasks and chores. One of these chores is prep…

The American Cancer Society (ACS), along with four historically black medical schools including Charles Drew Medical School, Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine, announced a groundbreaking Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Program to help improve di…

In an up-close-and-personal tour of the workings of the Biden Administration and its commitment to addressing the most pressing issues facing Black youth – Derek Chauvin[ism] aside – the Michigan Chronicle participated in an in-depth conversation with top White House adviser Cedric Richmond,…

The Children’s Defense Fund has always lived by the motto that children are the future.

In 2015, seven families with children in traditional urban, suburban and charter schools filed a lawsuit against a number of entities including the state, the governor, the House of Representatives and the Senate.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.  Jimmie Carter

The U.S. Department of Education last week announced additional benefits, outreach, flexibilities, and guidance to assist students, federal student aid applicants, and institutions of higher educations.

Drs. Solen Feyissa and Senenge T. Andzenge have launched 'Jumping In,' a commentary podcast series on teaching, learning, technology and development.

According to a new survey by Junior Achievement (JA) and the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) nearly half (49%) of graduating seniors say their post-secondary plans have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books, and PBS KIDS are presenting  a special collaboration with former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in support of the recently announced “Read Together, Be Together” Penguin Random House literacy initiative and PBS KIDS’ “Re…

Vibrant photos of scholars, faculty and administrators in hard hats and holding shovels, are generating excitement as the Friendship Academy of the Arts prepares for a Friday live-streamed virtual groundbreaking ceremony.

Two-year-old Jolena Hune is a legacy holder for Walker West Music Academy (WWMA) located in the historic Rondo Neighborhood of St. Paul. 

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced the Fall 2019 class of distinguished adjunct fellows who join the faculty to support inclusion, equity and diversity in our courses.

Rodney Robinson, a 19-year teaching veteran who became a teacher to honor his mother and who struggled to receive an education after being denied one as a child due to segregation and poverty in rural Virginia, was named the 2019 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State Sch…

UNCF hosted the 7th annual Twin Cities Masked Ball on May 11 at the JW Marriott, Mall of America. 

Aye Win and Isabella Brown from Como Park Senior High School in St. Paul, Israel Glenn and Kenija Wallace from North Community High School in Minneapolis and Jasmine Salter from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis were recently announced as the 2019 Beat the Odds scholarship recipients.

Dr. Theresa Battle has been named the new superintendent of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191.

State Sen. Patricia Torres Ray (DFL-Minneapolis) and State Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL-New Brighton) introduced legislation to increase the percentage of teachers of color and American Indian teachers (TOCAIT) in Minnesota classrooms.