Looks like some assignments should be left to Rap Genius. A Florida teacher was suspended for three days after assigning students Lil Wayne lyrics to decipher for homework. According to TIME, the eighth grade teacher assigned Wayne’s 2010 hit “6 Foot 7 Foot” and parents were outraged, arguing that the song is too explicit for tweens. Wayne Ownes, […]
So much for students eating a well-balanced meal to help them focus in class. Forty students at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City, Utah were in for a big (and cruel) surprise when they picked up their lunches…only to have them taken away from them and thrown away. Reason? Outstanding balances on their account. And not […]
So this “epic-ness” happened. On Jan. 29, NFL player Donte Stallworth and 5o dancers from Pace University surprised a crowd at Central Park when they broke out in a flash mob designed to educate people on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. In partnership with Generation Progress, the flash mob was designed to […]
The First Lady earned some cool points with the youth yesterday, when she sat down with Bow Wow and Keisha Chante during a special episode of BET’s 106 & Park. And not that we forgot, but it was a reminder of why we love FLOTUS oh-so-much. Taking President Obama’s crusade on education even further, Michelle […]
I have witnessed the work with my own eyes. I have heard the negotiations between the two parties. I have seen the finger being taken off of the trigger. I have seen a life saved. LIFE Camp. That is what Erica Ford, a street general, a hero of mine, calls her violence intervention and prevention program. South Jamaica, Queens. […]
Who doesn’t love acronyms? Especially when you take a word or phrase, and give it new meaning by creating another word or phrase with the letters from the original as the initial components. For example: One of Tupac’s most notable acronyms was T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E, which meant “The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone.” Wu-Tang […]
If you don’t believe in the power of education, you might want Elijah Miles to school you! In a very passionate speech that he delivered to the incoming teachers of the institution, Miles, an intern of the Teach For America program, spoke on the many cons of the education system that are present today. However, […]
The school year is approaching fast, but for students in Philadelphia, summer may last longer…and that’s not a good thing. Philadelphia’s schools chief says the district may not be able to open its schools on time this September if they do not receive tens of millions of dollars in additional funding to reverse draconian cuts and […]
Well, this is music to many students’ ears. On Wednesday, the senate passed a compromise student loan deal that responded to the high rise of student loan interest rates that went into effect on July 1. This new proposal would fix interest rates to meet their respective market rates. Even though this might seem like […]
Hosted by the Catalyst Network Foundation on Tuesday night, a panel discussion on the topic of social inequality and injustice in the American public school system took place. The event was at The Taj Lounge in New York City and was crowded with men and women, eager to hear what the Meeting of the Minds panel would […]
Everyone already knows that there are more women than men going to college and graduating. However, the gap between black women and men seems to be much wider. There are more black women that see college as a way to get out of their horrible environments, but unfortunately black men are not getting this memo […]
The guys that brought you the adorable Cheerios commercial reaction video are back! Remember this fed up student who couldn’t take being handed class packets anymore and confronted his teacher about it? Well, a group of high school students have now also seen him and are voicing their opinions on they think about the whole […]
