Upper Arlington School district is under scrutiny for being one of the first schools in Central Ohio to go back to full-time in-person learning on March 1st. Â And it seems that the school district’s decision to open is having major repercussions with almost 500 students being quarantined at home due to exposure to COVID-19. […]
Break out the new school clothes and shoes because Columbus Public Schools is ready to send your little one back to the classroom!
Education in Columbus: An Urban One Virtual Town Hall Pt.2, hosted by DJ Mr. King and Stephanie Hightower, President & CEO of the Columbus Urban League, will provide resources for parents around Central Ohio. Â The discussion will include many helpful topics to navigate education and what it looks like in a COVID world. Education in […]
Part One of Education in Columbus: An Urban One Virtual Town Hall, hosted by DJ Mr. King and Stephanie Hightower, President & CEO of the Columbus Urban League, took place as a resource for parents around Central Ohio. Â The discussion included many helpful topics to navigate education and what it looks like in a COVID […]
The burning question that no one has an immediate answer to is, how to handle schools reopening in the fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Federal, state and local officials are still trying to figure that out and parents, students, and teachers are anxious. Meanwhile, only 10% of Americans feel that schools should fully reopen […]
https://youtu.be/CVP26oIFqO4 Fitness tests in California schools are reportedly being suspended for three years over concerns about how they affect non-binary students. Districts say that the test is discriminatory against students who don’t identity as male or female. Physical Education will still be a requirement for graduation but the tests are suspended.
Teaching Black history to students has always been a part of the curriculum in American schools. The accuracy of it, however, and the necessary context for that type of instruction hasn't always been there, to put it mildly.
Lil Jon is putting out some real good karma. He is giving great energy to the universe and has opened his 2nd school in Ghana. According to XXL.com, Lil Jon opened the doors to Mafi Atitekpo DA Primary School in eastern Ghana as a part of his ongoing support for Pencils for Promise, which is a […]
Dr. Talisa Dixon from Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district is to become Columbus City Schools new Superintendent. The deal the district has made with her has raised her pay from $77,000 that her predecessor DR. Dan Good earned to $242,000, according to ABC6News. Dr. Talisa Dixon will also receive an increase for moving, consulting until she […]
Many schools are closed for a 2nd day in Oklahoma. Teachers are rallying for higher pay and education funding even though the Oklahoma Governor signed legislation last week granting a 15%-18% pay rise to teachers. To some teachers that is a small amount considering they havent seen a pay raise in over 10 years. One […]
Jim Crow is back. The notion of a post-racial society after President Barack Obama was elected as the nation’s first black president has just been blown up: America’s public schools are re-segregating at an alarming rate. Decades of racial progress in public schools is now being erased, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report […]
This brilliant young woman was offered a spot by 26 colleges (and $3m in scholarships) http://t.co/0EcmyRlIPZ pic.twitter.com/7PPnrWPf4b" — Maham Masood (@1mahammasood) June 15, 2015 Black…
