THE BUZZ! Florida school bribed Black preteens with fast-food gift cards amid low test scores First up An elementary school in Florida is catching some heat for trying to improve their Black Students test scores. The school allegedly tried to bribe their black students to get better results. Parents claim that teachers picked out Black fourth- […]

THE BUZZ!   Baltimore County school board approves cost-of-living adjustment for teachers First up. We hear the talk all the time teachers don’t’ get paid enough. And I agree. They spend so much time with our children and are so instrumental in their learning. It should be a job that more valued. If you ask any […]

THE BUZZ! Baltimore City schools shares plan to address teacher shortage School is less than a week away here in Baltimore and school districts are still faced with some challenges. One of them being a shortage of qualified teachers. BCPS officials say they will be hiring the same amount of teachers they hire every year, […]

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 […]

Uvalde school shooting surveillance video fuels scrutiny over delayed law enforcement response We know about the mass shooting tragedy that took place at a Uvalde school leaving 21 people dead. And we have heard about the lack of a quick response from authorities. Well now we have visual confirmation of what took place as video […]

There was a new report from Niche.Com that ranked the top 25 public high schools in the greater Baltimore area and from the looks of the list. Howard County is tops when it comes to public high school education. Niche’s ranking is based on academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education; […]

While some parts of the nation prepare for virtual learning with the upcoming school year and gear up for that whole scenario. There are school districts where school has already began, and there is no distant learning. These kids, teachers, and staff members are present in their school buildings. “Dear Parents,” wrote Dr. Ashley Kennerly, […]

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A teacher from Brazil taught a lesson in loving yourself and dismissing negativity just by changing her hair. It’s not new information that kids can be really mean sometimes. However, BBC.com reports that Ana Barbara Ferreira of Sao Paulo decided to lift the spirits of a little girl who was being bullied in a slightly […]

Plus, Chicago to pay over $5 million in two police shootings suits and survey finds that Black And white Americans view historical events very differently.