KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year of standardized test mania. Standardized test...
Some people are looking to gain something for their own benefit, with no consideration for anyone else. They have no sympathy, or empathy for others....
by Johnny Taylor, MIT, MBA Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Over the last group of weeks we have been covering Technology in...
by Johnny Taylor, MIT, MBA Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Over the last group of weeks we have been covering Technology in...
(Politico) – Last week, a parade of educators filed into an Atlanta courtroom to be sentenced for their roles in the test-cheating scandal that has...
The jailing of eight Black Atlanta educators is an outrage matched only by the racist tests they were forced to give and the racist conditions in...
By Brenda McCuistion Two police officers, Officer Savannah Stewart and Officer Virgil Thomas accompanied Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL) to travel on the FIRST Southern...
SALLY HO, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal funding could be at stake as Common Core testing problems continued in Nevada, Montana and North Dakota,...
What is it that you do everyday that makes you happy? Think about it. Every day, you wake up and you step outside for a...
Students at Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley are gaining some important life lessons, learning the elements of getting their hands dirty in a garden and...
We all go through different situations. Some predicaments can cause stress; some can become a stepping-stone towards success. But, we all must express ourselves. Life...
Richmond Writes! Poetry Contest winners have been selected! The contest, conceived of by the Richmond Arts & Culture Commission (RACC) as a way to celebrate National...
Each year, the East Bay Regional Park District hires more than 400 young people to work in parks, offices and visitor centers. Opportunities include: summer and...
Dr. David Tom Cooke, a graduate of the Oakland Unified School District and the son of two former principals in the district, is a winner of...
The leadership of the Oakland Unified School District facilities department is critical for the success of our schools. There are hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars...
Oakland Unified School District officials are struggling to explain why there is no conflict of interest in hiring Lance Jackson as the interim chief of the...
At the age of 18, Mahlik Smith is one step closer to becoming Youth of the Year of the National Boys and Girls Club. Gaining the...
The San Leandro Public Library and San Leandro Police Department will host an event for children and young fans of community heroes on Thursday, April 16...
By Shaless Peoples Thank you Supt. Antwan Wilson for your invitation to hear feedback on this matter. I’d like to respond to two key points you...
By Talya Sanders, USF News In USF’s first year fielding a team in the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge, Aaron Miki and Mikkela Sweet won first...
Special to the Post Students don’t often get asked their opinion about school or life, but Oakland educator Felicia Bridges is giving all students with...
By Post Staff After throwing the first pitch for the World Series in San Francisco almost five months ago, Mo’Ne Davis is still making headlines...
Several hundred students, parents and teachers held a rally and marched through the streets of East Oakland this week to demonstrate their solidarity with the teachers’...
By Thomas Levy, UC Berkeley News Eleven-year-old Jasper Bagley has been buggy about insects since he was 5 and saw the documentary, Lord of the Ants,...
Officials of the Antioch Unified School District (AUSD) have announced a groundbreaking effort to identify the causes of disparities in school discipline by examining the subtle,...