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Tea with B: Multi-tasking with History

I’m writing this week’s installment of Tea with B while also Tweeting about the amazing We Are One concert taking place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. I am witnessing this moving, i… more →

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there are worse things than dropping out of school — 17 comments

Siobhan Curious wrote 4 weeks ago: Craig Althof over at In Pursuit of Excellence emailed me the other day with an article from CNN ab … more →

Tags: Personal, Society, Education, Learning, Real Life, Dropouts, Colin Powell

Report Highlights Urban-Suburban Graduation Gap

Rob Jewell wrote 2 months ago: A new report (”Closing the Graduation Gap“) issued by America’s Promise Alliance, … more →

Tags: workforce readiness

Good Expectations — 1 comment

Vincent wrote 3 months ago: When our eldest was our only, our parents told us it was time to leave the city. One of the reasons … more →

Tags: Philosophy, CRESST, Good Schools, parental expectations

Good Expectations

Vincent wrote 3 months ago: When our eldest was our only, our parents told us it was time to leave the city. One of the reasons … more →

Tags: fatherhood & parenting, Education / Schooling, K2Twelve, parental expectations, Good Schools, CRESST

Tea with B: Multi-tasking with History

Barbara Saylor wrote 6 months ago: I’m writing this week’s installment of Tea with B while also Tweeting about the amazing … more →

Tags: Random News, twitter, Tea with B, Guayaki Tea, We Are One Concert, Volunteerism and service to country

BET Networks Kicks Off Inauguration Weekend With 'THE BET HONORS' and Hosts Its First-Ever Inaugural Ball — 1 comment

ifelicious wrote 7 months ago: PRESS RELEASE Hosted by Actress Gabrielle Union, “THE BET HONORS” Recognizes the Accompl … more →

Tags: 03_nappy politics, Barack Obama, Tyler perry, Inauguration 2009, Gabrielle Union, Mary J. Blige, Earvin Magic Johnson, B Smith, Judith Jamison

Cutting the Drop-Out Rate: A Plan That Makes Sense — 1 comment

phillystyle71 wrote 8 months ago: Here is an excerpt from an interesting story recently published in the New York Times by Winnie Hu:  … more →

Tags: Drop-Out Rates, Margaret Spellings, NJ High School Graduation Campaign, Cutting Drop-Out Rate

NJ joins Colin Powell's America's Promise Alliance

Lauren wrote 8 months ago: Last week, the state launched the New Jersey High School Graduation Campaign, part of a commitment m … more →

Tags: Camden, NJ, Education, Colin Powell, Jon Corzine, Graduation Campaign, Dropout

Dear World, ...

Barbara Saylor wrote 9 months ago: I’m so thrilled to share the news that my newest client is the America’s Promise Allianc … more →

Tags: Random News, Dear World campaign, Girls Inc.

The crisis facing all of us: education — 5 comments

Rob Jewell wrote 9 months ago: “Tip” O’Neill, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said it best: … more →

Tags: Education

Abysmal Graduation Rates

amandapetersen wrote 1 year ago: The other day I happened to catch a brief blurb in the news about country singer Gretchen Wilson ach … more →

Tags: women and work, Students and Educational Issues, Education, High School, Graduation, Gretchen Wilson, GED, Achievement gap, American Idol

A challenge facing all of us: education

Rob Jewell wrote 1 year ago: I’m a little late getting to this story. But it’s one that raises some issues that every … more →

Tags: Corporate Voices, workforce readiness, Education

America's Dangerous Mis-Spellings of "Ignorance" — 2 comments

prestoncoleman wrote 1 year ago: How many Americans can correctly spell “ignorance”? How many teachers and bureaucrats? T … more →

Tags: democracy, George Bush, George Will, media, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, bob herbert, Department of Education, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Spellings

Assessing American High School Students: Not a Pretty Picture — 1 comment

johnibii wrote 1 year ago: By John E. Carey Peace and Freedom In the average American big city among 17 assessed, only about 34 … more →

Tags: Alma Powell, American students, Child Sex, China, Chinese, Colin Powell, Culture, Education, facebook

U.S. High Schools Graduate "About Half" in Cities — 1 comment

johnibii wrote 1 year ago: By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writer  WASHINGTON – Seventeen of the nation’s 50 larg … more →

Tags: Alma Powell, Cleveland, Colin Powell, Detroit, diplomas, Education, Graduation Rates, High Schools, michelle rhee


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