Department Of Education

THE BUZZ! WHITE HOUSE AWARDS $93M IN GRANTS TO HBCUS, MSIS, AND TRIBAL SCHOOLS Lastly, The White House is putting some big money into education. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $93 million in grants to 20 colleges and universities serving minority and underserved communities. These grants aim to improve research and development efforts and boost […]

THE BUZZ! Kenya Barris to write, direct modern re-imagining of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ The Wizard of Oz a  musical classic is getting a remix. Kenya Barris, an Emmy award winning writer and producer was chosen by Warner Bros. to write and direct a re-imagining of the hit musical. Deadline reports Kenya Barris, the creator […]

4 major shootings in the U.S. over Easter weekend   Easter weekend, a religious holiday, this year turned into a violent one. There were 4 major shootings that took place across the United states. According to a statement from Pittsburgh Police, on Easter Sunday in Pittsburgh a party at an air b-n-b rental ended up […]

The U.S. Department of Education misspelled W.E.B. Du Bois’ name on Twitter while trying to pay homage to the civil rights leader.

U.S. Education Department proposes new rules to standardize how states identify special education students. The Obama administration suspects there is racial bias in the system.

It’s no secret that some of the nation’s school can be unsafe, even dangerous. To address that issue – and solve for others – the…

Recognizing the huge disparity of African-American and Hispanic teachers in comparison to their students, the U.S. Department of Education intends to address this issue in…