Tag: education
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COVID 19: Distance Learning, Student Safety
by Dianne Anderson Not a lot of overthinking was involved in deciding whether SBCUSD students would return to school this semester, or ride out the distance learning model till the end of the school year. For school board member Danny Tillman, it was a no brainer. He did the math and looked at the colors. ... -
Hip Hop Strikes the Right Chord with Academics
by Dianne Anderson For students who love music, the beat may prove a quicker study than what they’ve been missing in traditional classes or textbooks. To the 120 students of CHORDS Enrichment Program, words and music are almost the same. “A lot of kids don’t know how to write an essay, but if you tell ... -
Int’l Educators Hall of Fame Dreams Big for the Kids
By Dianne Anderson Decades of dedication have not gone unnoticed for teachers that will be honored for their hard work at this year’s annual International Educators’ Hall of Fame Community Dreamer Award. This year, the event pays tribute to 22 outstanding inductees from six different countries. Many of the trailblazers are long retired, but they ... -
Road Map to Relieving $1.7 Trillion Student Debt
20 years of repayments leave Black borrowers still owing 95% By Charlene Crowell Although the year 2020 has been dominated by continuing news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic’s rising death toll that has now claimed the lives of nearly 300,000 Americans, it is not the only challenge facing the nation. Amid rising unemployment and food ... -
Student Advocate Walter Hawkins Succumbs
By Dianne Anderson Some people fight with signs and protests, others with fists or guns. Walter Hawkins, always known as the “gentle giant” will be remembered for how he fought the power through data sets and charts. Mr. Hawkins passed away last week. A trusted voice in the community, Hawkins analyzed facts to fight the ... -
Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Nat’l Correspondent President-elect Joe Biden wants to immediately erase student loan debt, a move that could prove more meaningful for African American students who, on average, owe much more than anyone. With the freeze placed on student loan repayments set to end December 31, Biden has gotten behind ... -
Carolyn Tillman Retires: Legacy of Community Outreach
By Dianne Anderson Retirement beckons, and Carolyn Tillman is having a really good time reflecting on what life will be like with a little breather from her regular hustle and bustle about town. She’s been sticking and moving for decades from one community project to the next. But in her spare time, she’s known as ... -
Fontana Supporters Stand Up for A.B. Miller Dance Program
By Dianne Anderson Dani Andrade reminisces about her old stomping ground, A.B. Miller High School, and growing up in Fontana at a time when opportunities were slim or none. She started high school during the 2008 Great Recession when the campus didn’t have enough counselors, there were steep budget cuts, and her father had just ... -
Blueprint Students Need: Conference to Focus on Equity
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Association of Black School Educators (CABSE) will hold its fourth annual conference in a virtual setting this year. Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13, the statewide conference will be centered on the theme “Blueprint for Educational Equity.” Organizers say attendees can look forward ... -
Aguilar Announces $800K for S.B. School Safety Initiatives
Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) received $737,520 for school violence-prevention and mental-health support programs and $87,350 for body-worn cameras to help keep SBCUSD police officers and students safe. The grants were administered by the US Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The funding will be ...