ivil Rights Report Shines Light on Education Disparities More Underserved Kids Taking Advanced Placement Exams

Written by Chris Levister, from Blackvoicenews.com | 05 August 2011

If algebra is the “gatekeeper” course that determines whether students will have access to higher education then thousands of African American and other underserved high school students are facing a locked gate with no key. U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights data show schools serving mostly African-American students are twice as likely to have inexperienced teachers as are schools serving mostly whites in the same district.

Black Colleges Key to Reviving U.S. Education

Written by Stan Washington | 15 July 2011

ATLANTA – If the United States is going to regain its global leadership position in higher education, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will need to play a major role, says a White House official on education. Just how the nation's predominately Black institutions will participate in that objective was the main topic at a recent Southern Education Fund conference of HBCU presidents, held in Atlanta.

Minority Youth Media Consumption May Be Hampering Academic Achievement

Written by Nadra Kareem Nittle | 15 July 2011

LOS ANGELES—Krystal Murphy received her first cellphone at age 13 and she used it solely to keep her parents in the loop about her activities. Four years later, her use of the phone has changed dramatically. Now 17, she relies on it to text friends, surf the Internet and send messages on Twitter.

The Insistent Question: Where Are The Jobs?

Written by Lee A. Daniels | 23 June 2011

The gloomy federal jobs report for May has brought to the forefront again all the questions – and fears – about the economy and the jobs crisis that six months ago were pushed into the deep background by the compromise on unemployment benefits between President Obama and the Republicans in Congress.