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REMINDER: SCHOOL AMBASSADOR FELLOWS
Apply now for the Department’s 2017-18 School Ambassador Fellowship. (https://www2.ed.gov/progra…/schoolfellowship/applicant.html…). This program (https://www2.ed.gov/programs/scho ...
Posted Saturday, January 7th 2017 at 7:21PM
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CABINET EXIT MEMO
Yesterday, Secretary King issued his Cabinet exit memorandum, titled “Giving Every Student a Fair Shot: Progress under the Obama Administration’s Education Agenda.” “I would like to share with you the ...
Posted Saturday, January 7th 2017 at 6:59PM
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Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all-time.
But his wisdom runs much deeper than just investing.
Warren Buffett is also an incredible businessman and manager, and it’s really these qualities – in addition to his investing skill ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2017 at 2:03PM
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“Bama State Style,” the television reality series featuring Alabama State University’s
Mighty Marching Hornets Band, returns to nationwide TV on Jan. 10.
WHAT: ASU's band gets new nationwide reality TV show.
WHEN: Tuesday (Jan. 10) at 7 p.m. lo ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2017 at 1:31PM
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Howard University may not have a football coach just yet, but it appears to have found a candidate for its quarterback of the future. Caylin Newton, brother of NFL MVP Cam Newton, announced on Thursday that he will be enrolling at Howard for the spri ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2017 at 11:22AM
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SYNOPSIS OF THE REPROGRAMMING
Nearly half of Native American people are under the age of 24; more than one-third of Native children live in poverty; and Native youth have the lowest high school graduation rate of students across all schools. Natio ...
Posted Thursday, January 5th 2017 at 7:06PM
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Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. I'm grateful to Tom for his leadership on behalf of education for the whole child, and for ensuring that every student in California has the opportunity to graduate ready for college and career success.
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Posted Thursday, January 5th 2017 at 6:29PM
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Washington, DC — Today, the White House released a new capstone report with updates about projects launched and local progress made in response to the Administration's Rethink Discipline efforts. Rethink Discipline was launched as part of President ...
Posted Thursday, January 5th 2017 at 6:01PM
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Good evening everybody. Let me first thank Laura and Nathan for their leadership and for their extraordinary vision and the role PTA should play in our national education conversation,
We gather in a city that has experienced extraordinary trauma ...
Posted Thursday, January 5th 2017 at 5:35PM
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Loan Counseling Experiment and New College Completion Toolkit
Earning a college degree or credential is one of the best investments students can make for themselves and their families. Each year, millions o ...
Posted Thursday, January 5th 2017 at 4:58PM
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Pro Football Hall of Famers Kenny Houston and Aeneas Williams have partnered with Texas Southern University to bring Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to Houston. The exhibit opens on January 30 and runs through April 30, 2017 ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 1:38PM
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Dr. Harry L. Williams has been named among HBCU Digest’s “Top 10 Most Influential HBCU Presidents of 2016.”
Dr. Williams – who is beginning his eighth year as the 10th president of Delaware State University – is listed as the fifth most influentia ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 12:03PM
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WHEN: Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. -- with a matinee at 10 a.m.
WHERE: The Historic Davis Theatre in Downtown Montgomery.
The Citywide-Montgomery 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, at the Historic ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 4:07PM
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ASPiRE (@tvASPiRE), the network that presents authentic portrayals of Black and urban culture, announced today that they are the new television home of Bama State Style. The reality show features Alabama State University’s famous Mighty Marching Horn ...
Posted Thursday, December 29th 2016 at 4:41PM
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As an HBCU professor using some of the break to get ready for the Spring semester, I would appreciate it if members of the HBCU.com family could take a minute to share their thoughts on the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. I'm especially i ...
Posted Wednesday, December 21st 2016 at 9:36AM
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Alcorn State University’s Department of Social Work received reaffirmation accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education through 2024.
The Council on Social Work Education is a nonprofit, national association that represents more than 2, ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 5:30PM
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Oakwood University has begun to implement plans to grow its endowment to $20M by the year 2020.
"It may seem a tall order to make such a sizable jump in our endowment, but we see this as a strategic and necessary goal when we look at our future pl ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 12:42PM
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In the wake of the national elections, Catholic News Service has posted a series of columns from leading archbishops on key issues facing the church and the new Trump administration. This guest column was written by Archbish ...
Posted Wednesday, December 14th 2016 at 9:20AM
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BRAINTREE -- On the eve of the upcoming 2017 Legislative Session, Massachusetts Catholic bishops sent a letter to state leaders urging them to consider filing legislation that would reform the criminal justice system, particularly in ways that woul ...
Posted Wednesday, December 14th 2016 at 8:38AM
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Recycling and Mulching Make the Holidays Greener
Watch your waste and build good habits this holiday season
While we are in the thick of the holiday season, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) re ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 4:26PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS!!
Purpose
2016 Terrel H. Bell Awardees for Outstanding School Leadership
Terrel H. Bell Awards
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
Recognizing Great American Schools Since ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 4:07PM
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In the Office for Civil Rights, we are proud to work on behalf of the nation’s students -- to foster educational excellence and ensure equal access by enforcing federal civil rights laws in our nation’s schools, which serve ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 1:56PM
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