Seniors gearing up for graduation at Howard University can breathe a little easier now; the Mecca is implementing a new practice that will surely lower…
She’s come a long way from the girl ridiculed by people throughout social media and who was even asked by defense attorney Don West if she…
This week, an American ritual will repeat itself. Something that within the past century has morphed into a rite of passage for armies of…
A Wake County mother has been banned from her daughter’s 8th grade graduation because of interaction with the school’s principal. We want to know if you think the decision was fair. The mom said her daughter was repeatedly bullied. According to the mother, Carnage Middle School didn’t do enough to keep her daughter separated from […]
You would think most Americans would be eager to attend a speech when the keynote speaker is Michelle Obama, one of the most popular First…
Wake County school administrators are looking for ways to boost student achievement, and ultimately, graduation rates. The school board met yesterday to discuss options from computers to classroom coaches. In most area public school classrooms, there’s one electronic device for every three students. School board members said they want a 1:1 ratio, and they are […]
Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric J. Becoats today announced on Thursday all but one of Durham’s 12 public high schools achieved a graduation rate of 80 percent or higher in 2013 – with three schools graduating 100 percent of their students. The 2013 graduation cohort rate for Durham Public Schools (DPS) reached just under […]
Roland Martin talks with Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund about what steps need to be taken to keep black males off…
Nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary for the Washington Post talks with the Tom Joyner Morning show about how to handle returning 2013 college graduates…
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Graduation season is upon us and colleges and universities are pulling strings to get big names to give their commencement speeches. Oprah Winfrey has accepted the invitation to give Spelman College’s 2012 commencement address, reports The Atlantic Journal-Constitution. The historically Black college’s graduation ceremony is set for May 20 at the George International Convention Center. […]
It’s prom and graduation season and who doesn’t like a good party? Parents have you had the talk with your kids? The talk about drinking and driving, driving while distracted, or excessive speeding. What happens in an instant could affect their lives forever. North Carolina was among the states that saw a significant jump in […]
