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Success after high school

By Shantasia Northern, 16, Youth Farm Participant ST. PETERSBURG - Have you ever, as a teen, thought of exactly what you want to do? What you wanted to be? Have you thought of college, military, buying a home, renting, or college fees/debt? Well, as a teen, it’s best to start working on your life now. For […]

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MICAH JAMES PIERCE JR., Plum Senior High School

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Micah James Pierce Jr., as he graduated from Plum Senior High School.

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PGCPS Board's Cancellation of Meetings Irks Parents, Advocates - The Washington Informer

Makal Matthews worked on prepared remarks last week to speak against "armed" school resource officers and other topics during a virtual Prince George's County school board meeting. The post PGCPS Board's Cancellation of Meetings Irks Parents, Advocates appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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Oklahoma Youth Sports Announcer Calls Girls Basketball Team 'F**king N*****s' For Kneeling During National Anthem - Blavity

The Oklahoma youth sports community is outraged and has condemned the remarks of a high school sports broadcaster who slew racist remarks at Black female basketball players for kneeling during the national anthem.

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Melrose doubles up on valedictorians - TSDMemphis.com

To say Camille “Cami” Taylor and Tarrell Charles were fierce academic rivals at Melrose High School would be inaccurate. As a matter of fact, Taylor and Charles are “best buds.” Not only were they school mates, they both work in FedEx hub. Both were eyeing that valedictorian spot well before senior

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STEM Student Becomes Published BIPOC Playwright | The Savannah Tribune

The STEM Academy @ Bartlett is pleased to announce eighth grade student Yiming Low’s monologue “My Culture” has been chosen for publication in Theatrefolk’s book to be released later this year. Recently, Theatrefolk asked for BIPOC (Black, Indigenious, and People of Color) student writers to share

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Former Queen’s head girl receives scholarship - Keneisha Henry pursuing dream of becoming biochemist

After securing passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency examinations, Keneisha Henry hoped to pursue a degree in biochemistry at The University of the West Indies, but she lacked the annual $286,897...

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Poem: “Time To Die” by Raymond G. Dandridge

Raymond Garfield Dandridge was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1882 and died there on February 24, 1930. He finished elementary school and found work as a porter at the local YMCA while continuing to study for his High School Diploma at Hughes Center High School at night. He was an active young in

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Black Nurses Admitted to City Hospital

Led by two Black doctors, W.O. Taylor and William Worthy, a committee of Black Bostonians that includedGuardian editor William Monroe Trotter successfully championed the cause of two Black high school graduates seeking admission to the nurses' training program at Boston's City Hospital in

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Mary Blackford is Bringing Healthy Food Options to Black Communities in Washington, D.C.

Access to quality food is recently becoming a consistent part of the conversation in discussions about empowering underserved communities. Too often Black and Brown communities are left to make do

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Seniors soar on graduation day | The True Citizen

FCA held its commencement ceremony on Friday night, where a total of 11 graduates received their diplomas. EBA’s Class of 2020 held its ceremony on the school’s football field […]

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First step to financial aid is completing a FAFSA – March 15-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) are collaborating with Governor Pritzker on the new Rock the FAFSA Illinois Campaign. Designed to reach students, parents, schools and communities, the campaign is focused on increasing awareness of

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MACAYLE N. WADE, McKeesport Area High School | New Pittsburgh Courier

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Macayle N. Wade, as she graduated from McKeesport Area High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MACAYLE N. WADE, McKeesport Area High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—WAYNE E. WADE, Clairton High School | New Pittsburgh Courier

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Wayne E. Wade, as he graduated from Clairton High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—WAYNE E. WADE, Clairton High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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Podcast: In Her Own Words - Tia Shabazz’s 94-Day Battle With COVID-19 - The Seattle Medium

Rhythm News interview with Tia Shabazz, a COVID-19 survivor, about her 94-day battle with the virus. Interview by Chris B. Bennett The post Podcast: In Her Own Words - Tia Shabazz’s 94-Day Battle With COVID-19 appeared first on The Seattle Medium.

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Ghana coronavirus: 24,518 cases; recoveries pass 20,000 | Africanews

Ghana is West Africa’s most impacted nation behind Nigeria, at a point in May 2020, Ghana led the regional case load. June has started with progressive lifting of more virus

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HISD resumes in-person instruction - DefenderNetwork.com

Face-to-face instruction resumed for the 2020-2021 academic year in the Houston Independent School District today with tens of thousands of students returning to classrooms on the district’s 280 campuses. As the district continues its mission for students and staff to ‘Reconnect Safely, Return

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This Non-Profit Teaches High School Students Tech Skills to Help Them Land 6-Figure Jobs

Empowr is a non-profit organization that trains high school students in underserved communities tech skills that allow them to land high figure jobs.

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Black To The Future: Homeless & Pregnant In Middle School, She’s Now A Valedictorian

It’s a sad but all-too common story – a promising teenager’s life is derailed by a teen pregnancy. With the grim statistics on teen single mothers and how many of them are mired in poverty, it might be hard to see anything positive in the situation. But Chicago teenager Trameka Pope decided she

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(1903) W.E.B. Du Bois, “Training Negroes for Social Power”

In this 1903 speech, W.E.B. Du Bois describes his educational philosophy and in the process, contrasts his views with those of the Tuskegee educator Booker T. Washington who was then at the height of his

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M³ Honors MPS Seniors Graduating with Early College Credit

The latest class of Milwaukee Public Schools high school seniors to complete the M³ early college program was honored with a virtual ceremony, capping a year of growth for the trailblazing partnership involving Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions. M³ (pronounced M-Cubed) is

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Search on for 16 Covid-19 positive pupils who evaded school quarantine | News24

A group of 16 pupils with Covid-19 evaded quarantine at Makaula Secondary School in KwaBhaca, where a total of 204 learners and teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Coaches, administrators fighting ‘hopelessness’ for concern of high school athletes’ mental health | L.A. Focus News

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. A “pain in the butt.” That’s how coaches describe athletes sometimes. Every high school coach has one or two. It’s the athlete who’s a constant disruption during practice, and humorously, never goes missing

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Parents: Online learning program has racist, sexist content

HONOLULU (AP) — Zan Timtim doesn’t think it’s safe for her eighth-grade daughter to return to school in person during... View Article The post Parents: Online learning program has racist, sexist content appeared first on TheGrio.

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This 17-year-old is being honored for creating color-changing sutures that detect infection - Face2Face Africa

A 17-year-old high school senior hopes her science experiment will be instrumental in saving lives in developing countries. Dasia Taylor has developed a color-changing suture that will make it easy to detect infections. The sutures will change color if the PH level of the patient alters, making the

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—AMYA S. NANCE, Pittsburgh Obama High School | New Pittsburgh Courier

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Amya S. Nance, as she graduated from Pittsburgh Obama High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—AMYA S. NANCE, Pittsburgh Obama High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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VIDEO: Safety confidence as schools begin exam prep

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Paine College [Augusta] (1882- )

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The ‘Katrina To COVID Class’: How The Coronavirus Era Affects New Orleans Students More Acutely

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Schools get ready for exam refreshers

CLASSROOMS CRAMMED with up to 40 students will be a rare sight at secondary schools across Jamaica come June

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Seeds of Health to Participate in Governor’s Listening Session - Milwaukee Community Journal

MILWAUKEE (December 15, 2020) – Seeds of Health continues to fight for high quality education for the 1,300 urban Milwaukee children served by their K4-12 charter school agency. Seeds of Health champions Milwaukee Charter School Advocates for bringing charter schools together to share issues

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