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Education in the segregated South: A determined African American culture
Educator, activist and youth worker Derrick R. Brooms said Black schools served multiple purposes — particularly during the Jim Crow era.
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MN’s education gap — some challenge school integration as solution
Concerns around integration remain especially relevant for charter schools, which sometimes cater to families from specific backgrounds. This story offers dissenting views on integration’s impact on school performance.
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Getting Black kids in front of and behind the camera
Two educational programs have given local Black kids an opportunity to gain experience and insight into TV news and film production.
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Back-to-school events in the Twin Cities — free backpacks, school supplies & more (updated)
Find back to school savings and resources, from traditional needs like backpacks and supplies to haircuts and plain ole goodbye to summer fun.
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Educational (and fun) events in August to avoid ‘brain-drain’
Kids don’t have to lose out on having fun during the summertime to learn a thing or two. Here are few events in August for children and parents.
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$2.5K scholarships available for high-demand careers
Hundreds of college-bound students across Minnesota now have the opportunity to be awarded workforce development scholarships worth $2,500.
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Invest in summer learning gains, not summer loss
It’s high time we question the assumptions baked into our thinking about the so-called summer slide.
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New charter school coming to St. Paul this fall
A new charter school is set to open in St. Paul this fall. The Journey School is 10 years in the making and the brainchild of long-time educators Scott Gostchock and Michelle Cambrice.
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Pan African Community Endowment now seeking proposals
St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations is now accepting applications for its Pan African Community Endowment (PACE) Fund.
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Watching a father and son
A video of DJ Pryor speaking with his toddler son about the season finale of Empire recently went viral. I watched it and loved it.
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Summit aims to educate, prevent youth violence
On June 29, the day-long Guns Down Youth Summit returns in response to requests to continue community conversations and work toward healing and end the gun violence in St. Paul.
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High-performing Mpls schools still have spots open for 2019-20
MN Comeback reports that these changing-the-odds schools outpace Minneapolis district averages in academic proficiency or growth.
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Why you should increase quality time with your child — and how to do it
The amount of time that a child spends with their parent matters as much as the “worth” of that time.
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Highland Park Middle School teacher placed on leave after using ‘racist’ language to describe Black students
A Highland Park High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced on social media showing the teacher using “racist and foul” language at the school.
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Twin Cities Black Journalists announces $1K NABJ conference scholarship
The Twin Cities Black Journalists has announced a scholarship opportunity to attend this year’s NABJ Convention.
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Page Foundation hosts bias elimination seminar, raises $86K in scholarships
This year’s event focused specifically on racial bias and raised more than $88K in funds that will go toward helping support Page Scholars.
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South St. Paul teacher, Jessica Davis, named Teacher of the Year
Jessica Davis, a math teacher at South St. Paul Secondary School, is the 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
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Pioneering professor, activist John Wright retires
The Departments of African American & African Studies and English at the University of Minnesota have announced the retirement of Professor John S. Wright after 35 years of exemplary faculty service.
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Local therapist launches free video course to address racialized trauma
Renown therapist Resmaa Menakem has just launched a free online series empowering individuals and communities to address and heal from race-based trauma.