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• McNair among six elected to 2009 SWAC Hall of Fame Class

  
  AlumniUnit.com — Authority: 127
  The doors of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame will open to six new members. This year’s class includes:* Horace Crump, Alabama State* Steve McNair, Alcorn State* Willie J. Alexander, Alcorn State* Dr. James Brooks, Jackson State* Walter Nichols, Mississippi Valley State* Willie Ellison, Texas ...
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• some pretty good words

  
  Roscoe's Public Notes — Authority: 142
  “The emerging wave of education disinterest sweeping across Georgia and much of our nation’s population, ill-equips our young people to understand, much less contribute to solving the serious political, economic, and technological problems facing us domestically and in our competition with other nations that value ...
  4 days ago

• Arrival Of The Next Paradigm

  
  A Bowl of Stupid — Authority: 117
  Just last week, I was lamenting the general decline in American education with respect to the most recent embracement of Sarah Palin-esque ideals by many Americans. In all honesty, however, that kind of stuff is made in jest (for the most part). Where the rubber really meets the road is the fact that, while Americans ...
  4 days ago

• Achebe Speaks Out

  
  NewPages Blog — Authority: 473
  Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has spoken out about his dislike at being labeled "the father of modern African literature".
  1 week ago

• Arizona State University Offering James C. Raymond Scholarship for 2010-11 Freshmen

  
  phxsoul.com — Authority: 137
  African American students who are planning to enroll as freshmen at the Arizona State University Tempe Campus during the 2010-11 academic year should be applying for the James C. Raymond Scholarship now! The James C. Raymond Scholarship was established to promote the benefits and educational values of diversity ...
  1 week ago

• 4 African Americans named 2010 Rhodes Scholars

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 130
  Four African Americans from colleges such as Harvard, MIT, and Truman State University have been named Rhodes Scholars. See who they are and their pictures by using the link below: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html
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• Little Mosque on the Prairie

  
  Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas — Authority: 107
  I just discovered this delightfully-entertaining, half-hour episode comedy series about a diverse group of Muslims, set in a small Canadian town on on the prairie.  The 20-minute video above is the first episode. The diverse group of Muslims in the town have the same disagreements among themselves that different ...
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• If I was President

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 130
  Check out the 4th grade winners of a poetry contest I sponsor in my  town. The theme of this years  contest was “If I was President”  I believe it’s always great to reward children for something other than sports because many of our kids will not be sports stars but will make it via education and anything to ...
  2 weeks ago

• 2010 Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Pageant Crowns Two Queens: Rebekah Oliver and Raven Green

  
  phxsoul.com — Authority: 137
  The judges had their work cut out for them as they had choose from 14 beautiful young ladies who were vying for the 2010 Miss Black Arizona and 2010 Miss Black Teen Arizona titles on Nov. 22 at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix. The competition was inspiring, entertaining and fierce! All of the contestants did ...
  2 weeks ago

• Charron Discusses the Life of Septima Clark on the State of Things today

  
  UNC Press Blog — Authority: 116
  In the mid-1950s, Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987), a former public school teacher, developed a citizenship training program that enabled thousands of African Americans to register to vote and then to link the power of the ballot to concrete strategies for individual and communal empowerment. In Freedom’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• UA Black Alumni Providing Scholarships for Current, Future Wildcats

  
  phxsoul.com — Authority: 137
  If you are an African American student who is interested in attending or currently enrolled at the University of Arizona in Tucson, now is the time for you to apply for scholarships being offered by the University of Arizona Black Alumni (UABA). The UA Black Alumni organizations in Maricopa County and Tucson ...
  2 weeks ago

• Idaho educators celebrate American Education Week

  
  Talk Radio 950 KOZE-AM — Authority: 441
  Idahoans are being invited into the classroom, as educators in the Gem State and across the country celebrate American Education Week.This year’s theme is “Great public schools – a basic right and our responsibility.”Idaho Education Association President Sherri Wood says the celebration is a reminder of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• America’s Minority Health Network Announces Success of Audience Profile Study

  
  Your Story — Authority: 593
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AMHN, Inc. (OTCBB:AMHN), parent company of America
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• Wizard of aahs – Cape Cod Times

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 160
  Examiner.comWizard of aahsCape Cod TimesThe dormitory room that Harry Potter and Ron Weasley share at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Chris Hollo Photos/Hollo Photographics Inc. By …Is the epic battle at Hogwarts being filmed now for "Harry Potter & the …Examiner.comEXHIBIT REVIEW For Very Important ...
  3 weeks ago

• Parents invited to American Education Week activities

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 156
  Lower Bucks County public schools are inviting parents to school next week to see what their children are learning as part of the 88th Annual American Education Week. Sponsored by the National Education Association, the week seeks to show “the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public ...
  3 weeks ago

• StudentAid.com Names Jeff Whorley President to Expand Its Services for Colleges and Consumers

  
  Your Story — Authority: 593
  SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- College planning and student aid advisory service StudentAid.com today named as president John F. “Jeff” Whorley, Jr., a former executive vice
  3 weeks ago

• More on “Race to the Top”

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 743
  Andrew Coulson has already touched on this , but I thought I’d throw in my two cents. “Race to the Top Fund” guidelines were released today and they should please no reformers. They are simultaneously too weak, and way too much. They are too weak because they don’t require states to actually do ...
  3 weeks ago

• How African American males can succeed in school

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 130
  Ivory A. Toldson, a senior research analyst with the  Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ( CBCF ), has written a report titled Breaking Barriers, Plotting the Path to Academic Success for School-age African-American Males,” which  offers important clues to improving academic success for a group with persistent ...
  4 weeks ago

• Dont Miss the 2010 Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Pageant on Nov. 22 in Phoenix

  
  phxsoul.com — Authority: 137
  Arizona! Get ready for one of the premier events of the year ... The 2010 Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Pageant! The 2010 Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Pageant will be held on Nov. 22, 2009 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. PhxSoul.com is proud to be a sponsor of this ...
  5 weeks ago

• “Queering American Education,” and Other Edifying Thoughts

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 504
  “Nowhere is this failure [of education] more evident than when it comes to antigay prejudice, and nowhere is that particular failure more manifest than it is in our elementary schools.” “Acknowledging children as sexual beings or allowing males (particularly homosexuals) to teach in elementary grades ...
  5 weeks ago

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