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Why are we medicating so many of our young African-American males for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Recent studies show that there’s a 70 percent increase in ADHD identification for Black children. Black boys are diagnosed with the disorder at a higher rate than any other group of students in the United States. Educator and school […]

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  A new report shows that U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever. The data, which was released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, shows that the graduation rate hit 81 percent during the 2012-2013 school year. The rate is calculated based on the […]

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Many have noted that there is an obvious lack of quality programming that caters to women of color. Interactive One, the parent company of NewsOne.com, is looking to change that. The company has launched a Los Angeles-based digital studio to produce virtual series for women of color. HB Studios has about a dozen original video series […]

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  For more than a century, the National Urban League has been an advocate for educational excellence, equality and fairness. We support Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as a viable means to help close the achievement gap and to provide the roadmap to prepare our students for college, a changing 21st century workforce, and a […]

If you missed the National Urban League’s “Ask The Expert” Twitter chat last Wednesday, October 15, check out the Storify recap below. Bookmark this page to watch the monthly Twitter chats live.

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Elisa Villanueva Beard, Co-CEO of Teach For America and Dr. Julianne Malveaux joined guest host Jeff Johnson on “NewsOne Now” to discuss TFA (Teach For America) announcing more than 1000 new African American teachers have joined their organization. The increased number of minorities joining TFA’s ranks for a 5-week training course did not impress Dr. Malveaux. Listen to their entire […]

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  1. Don’t Do Depression Alone! This week the media world mourns the death of Karyn Washington, the 22-year-old writer of the popular motivational blog “For Brown Girls.” Brown, who began the blog three years ago aimed at helping women of darker skin complexions to love and accept themselves, is said to have committed suicide […]

Once thought of as a practice traditionally dominated by White Christian families in the rural South, homeschooling as an alternative to urban public school education is an increasing phenomenon among a number of Black families, according to a recent BBC report. SEE ALSO: Southern Miss Apologizes For “Green Card” Chant Citing a range of factors, […]

Chandra Gill, Ph.D., knows what it’s like to grow up in the inner city. SEE ALSO: Ohio Shooting Hero Says He Wishes He Did More Bill Would Allow Parents To Monitor Kids’ Tweets “Where I’m from, young people stand on corners they do not own and frequent stores owned by others. Where I’m from, churches […]

Two years ago I went to go visit a school of 4th and 5th graders. It was in Oakland, and many of the kids were from tough areas of the city. I went there to talk about nonviolence and the value of education. One of the gifts I brought for the kids was The Art […]

WASHINGTON — The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren’t going to preschool. SEE ALSO: Gingrich Faces Tough Crowd At Black Church Kids from low-income families who start kindergarten without first attending a […]

Being a mentor is a full time job. It is often very hard to know if you are doing well at it.  I work with kids everyday in my organization, Hip-Hop Chess Federation. Today one of the kids I mentor was talking to me about his life goals (we will call him Marcus).  Sometimes Marcus jokes […]