HistoryMakers taking their stories to schools around the country
BY JAZELLE HUNT
NNPA NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON – This Friday, more than 400 Black role models will visit students at schools in 67 cities across 32...
Kids can learn abut ecology through ECHO Rangers
Children in grades one through five are invited to join Volusia County’s ECHO Rangers, a hands-on educational program that focuses on the county’s ecological,...
Student financial aid application process to get easier
New federal plan will allow families to apply earlier for grants, and loans
BY ROBERT CHANNICK
CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS
The Department of Education announced an initiative Monday designed...
Soaring student loan debt poses risk to economic growth
BY JIM PUZZANGHERA
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
WASHINGTON — Jorge Villalba was a construction worker when the housing market began slowing in 2005, so the Glendale, Calif.,...
Online college helps students go the distance
BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES
Kevin Finnie was a Bethune-Cookman University star running back in 1989. An athletic scholarship helped him break stats as one of...
School safety starts on the bus
From Family Features
Although a great deal of attention focuses on safety at school, for millions of kids the school day starts on the bus....
A major feat for B-CU’s Online College
Bethune-Cookman is the first university in the state to receive the certification.
BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Bethune-Cookman University has received a major accomplishment for its online...
More US funds for children with disabilities
State resource centers around country get $14 million from education department
BY JAZELLE HUNT
NNPA NEWS WIRE
WASHINGTON – Just in time for the start of the...
One million steps toward learning
Local leaders give students handshakes and words of encouragement on first day of school as part of the Million Father March
BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES
The...
Desegregation linked to closing achievement gap
BY JAZELLE HUNT
NNPA NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — Year after year in measure after measure, Black, Latino, and Native American students trail their White peers...
