education
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Sep- 2019 -23 September#NNPA BlackPress
Welch-Backed Teacher Minimum Wage Increase Now Law
CHICAGO DEFENDER — According to a 2018 study by the Illinois State Board of Education, in over 500 of Illinois’ 898…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
UAB sets enrollment record for fourth year in a row
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The University of Alabama at Birmingham has set an enrollment record for the fourth consecutive year, and reached a…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
Soccer field opens in Grand Crossing
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Young people who love soccer, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin and 5thWard Alderman Leslie Hairston, joined officials from the…
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19 September#NNPA BlackPress
Historically Black Colleges give graduates a wage boost
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Increased wages were strongest for the elite HBCUs: Hampton, Howard, Morehouse, Spelman and Xavier. But the effect…
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18 September#NNPA BlackPress
School Board Votes to Close Kaiser Elementary School
OAKLAND POST — Facing an angry standing-room only crowd of parents, students and teachers who booed their decision, the board voted…
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18 September#NNPA BlackPress
Three Atlanta area middle schools awarded fully-funded three-year JumpStart Theatre program
ATLANTA VOICE — The Alliance Theatre has named three Atlanta area middle schools it will partner with for the regional…
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16 September#NNPA BlackPress
United College Action Network (U-CAN) Celebrating 20 years
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Dr. Alan Rowe founded the United College Action Network (U-CAN) with his wife Donna Rowe in 1988 and…
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16 September#NNPA BlackPress
Free Junior Cooks Healthy Cooking Class Demo
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The goal of this class is to give youth early exposure to healthy eating and cooking by teaching…
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14 September#NNPA BlackPress
BLDG Memphis issues housing and transit survey to Memphis mayoral, city council candidates
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As many Memphis residents lament a lack of mayoral debates, BLDG Memphis is taking a different…
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13 September#NNPA BlackPress
UIC recognized for student diversity, social mobility in U.S. News rankings
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The University of Illinois at Chicago was recognized for its commitment to diversity and the social mobility…
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