SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The SAT is one of the longest-standing standardized college admissions in the United States. Along with its counterpart, the ACT, these tests have...
When I was an early-career mental health professional, my close friend was coming up in his construction career. We came up in the hood together, learning...
George Edward Alcorn Jr. was born on March 22, 1940, in Indianapolis. Growing up in a family that valued education, Alcorn developed an early love for...
The daughter of an African American man and a Persian-Indian woman, Ruha Benjamin is a transdisciplinary scholar and writer illuminating how advances in science, medicine, and...
Participation in dual enrollment high school and community college programs has increased among students in California. However, the percentage of Black and Latino high school students...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mentors and team coaches from the Detroit business community including Ally executives, past Moguls in the Making participants, and HBCU alumni donated their...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Modern science backs Mister Rogers up. Young people with families and caregivers who are actively engaged in their learning tend to do better...
Dasia Taylor’s journey began as a young girl in high school in her AP chemistry class. Her teacher at Iowa City’s West High School had just...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In communities across the country, families are striving to give their children a good start in life. They share a common desire for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Born on September 4, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, activist Ramona Edelin’s early years were marked by a commitment to education and social...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Little Light of Mine lyrics are symbolic, positive, and memorable. They radiate a message of hope, healing, peace, love, joy, coming together...
Jade Amor-Shannan Johnson and Cerenity Bush stood under the bright winter sun on Dec. 16, 2023, proudly waiting to process into UC Berkeley’s Haas Pavilion and...
African Americans are underrepresented in STEAM fields. According to a report released by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education in February, Blacks made up just...
Assembly Bill (AB) 873, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), was signed on Oct. 14. By integrating media literacy instruction into the four core subjects...
Dr. Patricia Bath, a trailblazer in the field of ophthalmology, etched her name in history as a woman of numerous firsts and groundbreaking achievements.
Following Sally Ride (America’s first female astronaut) by just two months, Guy Bluford’s spaceflight aboard Space Shuttle Challenger provided another visible moment when more young people could...
Two bills aimed at equipping K-12 students with the ability to discern between accurate and false news -- and teach them media literacy, more broadly –...
It’s not enough to acknowledge obesity for what it is, a silent killer upending Black women’s lives. Acknowledgement must be tied to immediate and impactful action....
When she returned to school to become a nurse, Karina Mendez wanted a work-study job that she could balance with classes at City College of San...
For decades, hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River have been killing off salmon that must traverse them to spawn, Southern Resident orcas that feed on...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “Moving Science” is the essence of where we have been, and it is also the north star that guides where we are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Erin White knew nature worked and botanical extract would stop inflammation. To that end, Thomas Therapeutics’s line of products are blended to decrease...
ARIZONA INFORMANT — Since starting her career journey in the chemical industry while at Southern University and A&M College, Dr. Loretta H. Cheeks has defiled many...
While A.I. technology is making massive strides, it is still limited to processing massive amounts of data based on parameters set by the programmer, according to...
Employing more efficient water conservation the state will free up 500,000 acre-feet of water to make up for water lost because of climate change. Additionally, new...