There’s been a lot of news about the Democratic legislators in Texas who fled the state to prevent Republicans from pushing through sweeping new voter suppression laws. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to have them arrested to force them...
The District’s plan includes masking for all individuals indoors, a physical distancing of 3 feet where feasible, hand hygiene, and at-home screening for students and staff.
They will visit in 40 cities, towns, sovereign Indian Nations and cultural/historic sites to meet with elected officials, civil rights leaders, judges, tribal leaders, labor, cultural...
The candidates are running to represent Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro in a June 29 special election for California State Assembly District #18, a seat that...
The program is seeking clergy with cultural competency to meet the needs of Oakland citizens who are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Taoist – especially in Asian,...
The three-day conference was divided into a total of six morning and afternoon plenary lectures and attendees had access to their choice of 55 seminars and...
If the proposal is approved, teacher candidates will have the option of taking coursework at a university in the content area of the credential they are...
“I know very deeply what it means to be a teacher at any time but especially this past year. We wanted to do something special, and...
Arguing that appropriating billions of dollars alone will not ensure action, community organizations and parents from Los Angeles and Oakland are asking an Alameda County Superior...
I was particularly struck seeing the Bay Area represented on the dais by Vice President Harris and Speaker Pelosi. That was the first time in history...
The majority say they approve of how Newsom handled schools this year.
“Our top priority is getting students back in the classroom as safely and quickly as possible, and the expanded access to vaccines will build on the...
“In the midst of this COVID pandemic, strong unions are more important than ever, to make sure that working people in the city and county have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I thought about how we have a low return of homework and students who say that there’s nobody reading to them at home,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If one of your resolutions for the start of the new calendar year is the pursuit of that ever-elusive dream job, you’re not...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A Bernie Sanders presidency means an America where folks don’t die because they’ve got to rotate out their insulin to make sure it...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — El-Mekki is answering his own “nation building” call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemaker’s principal and 26 years of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Upon learning that there were 100 boys who live in Atlanta on a waitlist for mentors, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms committed to elevating...
EAST TEXAS REVIEW — The 86th Legislative session concluded Monday, with lawmakers delivering on a promise made by state leadership back in January: sweeping school finance...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — This country, despite its rhetoric for honoring teachers, does not respect traditional public education — including teachers and their students — enough to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-five years ago, the Supreme Court tackled the issue of segregation in our nation's school systems. The Brown v. Board of education decision...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — Well, how can we feel more professional and less like factory workers producing widgets? First, we must clarify our mission. Students...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — …in answer to the question when cultures clash in the classroom, who suffers, we all do! Poorly educated students make...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Although parental engagement has a strong correlation to student academic performance and achievement, why is it that African American parents appear disproportionately...