K to 12

Young people need the tools and skills to connect past, present and future. Without this level of awareness and engagement, it is Blacks, people of color and those struggling with poverty who are endangered.

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Millennium Voters: We Need You
Dr. Ricardo Azziz | Posted 11.29.2015 | Education
Read More: Voting, Higher Education, Education, K-12 Education, Civic Engagement, Youth Vote, Education News
Dr. Ricardo Azziz
The past few weeks have seen many college campuses riled by student protests. And although this erstwhile student activist welcomes this rise in stude...

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Say No to Closing Amandla!
Teach Plus | Posted 11.17.2015 | Education
Read More: Chicago, Teaching, Education, K-12 Education, Common Core, Education News
Teach Plus
By Brighid Bennett I found Jamal sitting alone in the stairwell, staring blankly at the wall in front of him. In the morning, our principal told the...

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We're Not Racist... Are We? The Case for Affirmative Action in Fisher v. U of Texas
Steve Nelson | Posted 10.21.2015 | Education
Read More: Affirmative Action, Supreme Court Affirmative Action, Fisher v. University of Texas, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, Naacp, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Racism, Fisher II, K-12 Education, Abigail Fisher, Education News
Steve Nelson
The plaintiffs and their supporters would have you believe that racial discrimination and hatred are things of the past. They regard affirmative action as "reverse racism," as though such a thing can possibly exist. Racism requires power and privilege, attributes in short supply in communities of color.

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Donald Trump vs. Pope Francis: When It Comes to Social Justice, Words Matter
Eric Cooper | Posted 09.30.2015 | Black Voices
Read More: Donald Trump, Pope Francis, Republicans, Republican, African Americans, Latinos, Students, K-12 Education, Education, Discrimination, Black Voices News
Eric Cooper
The...