Atlanta School board candidates speak to community at runoff forum

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/29 4:53P Isaiah Singleton

Atlanta School Board Seat 7 At-Large  candidates,  Alfred “Shivy” Brooks  (left) and incumbent  Tamara Jones  participated in a runoff forum as a last attempt to talk to voters and community Wednesday...

Pair of future AUC students win Sallie Mae Bridging the Dream scholarship

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/23 11:01P Isaiah Singleton

Eight Atlanta students were among 27 nationwide recipients of the Sallie Mae’s Bridging the Dream Scholarship for high school seniors. Of the eight Atlanta winners, two students decided to attend...

State rolling out new literacy initiative

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/13 8:11A Dave Williams and Capitol Beat N

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Education is launching a literacy initiative aimed at both improving literacy among students and training educators on the science of reading. The Georgia Literacy...

Clayton County nonprofit, United Way celebrate grand opening of new facility

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/6 5:29A Staff Report

Atlanta s Head Heart, and Soul Project recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Learning Spaces center, in partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta. An innovative facility staffed with...

Black students bullied more than other races, according to U.S. Department of Education report

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/2 8:50A Maya Pottiger

Breana Calloway stood in front of the Illinois State Senate in March to testify in favor of the Racism Free Schools Act . It passed the Senate unanimously, passed through the House, and was signed...

General Motors Company becomes newe sponsor of HBCU Week

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/2 2:51A Menra Mapfumo

HBCU Week has gained a new sponsor. The General Motors Company (GM) has joined many other sponsors in HBCU Week s mission to, “to encourage high-school aged youth to enroll into HBCUs, provide...

Peach Bowl, Inc. donates half-million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/29 11:00P Donnell Suggs

The company behind one of the largest college football bowl games made a huge donation to a community-focussed organization just in time for the holidays. Peach Bowl, Inc. Foundation recently donated...

Morehouse Men Get $10 Million in Student Debt Forgiven by Activist Group

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/23 10:55A Bria Overs

HBCU students win again. Over 2,700 former students of Morehouse College had their debts canceled by the Debt Collective on Monday, totaling nearly $10 million in student debt. Thousands of accounts...

Apply now for Disney Dreamers Academy: inspiring Black teens and underrepresented students

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/20 3:14A Staff Report

(LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.) – America’s teens have a couple of more weeks to try to dream big next year at Walt Disney World Resort. On October 31, applications close for Disney Dreamers Academy, a...

ACT Scores for Black Kids Drop to New Lows

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/17 10:08A Aziah Siid

From annual high-stakes state testing to high school exit exams, standardized testing is a part of student life in the United States. In the case of tests like the SAT and ACT, these exams, typically...

Georgia’s rising public high school graduation rate hits record in 2023

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/11 9:12A Jeff Amy and Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia s rising public high school graduation rate hit a record in 2023, with the state Department of Education saying Tuesday that 84.4% of seniors graduated on time in the spring. That...

We Need to Talk About Preschool Suspensions

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/9 2:00A Maya Pottiger

Officially, 50,000 preschoolers are suspended annually. But there are a lot of unofficial actions taking place. “You have to promise me that you’re going to make sure he doesn’t get kicked out of...

Biden announces more student debt relief as payments resume after the coronavirus pandemic pause

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/5 8:38A Chris Megerian and Associated Pr

WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden announced another round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the...

Florida Isn’t the Only State Banning Books

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/3 8:37A Aziah Siid and Maya Pottiger

What student doesn’t want to see — or read — characters that remind them of themselves, their loved ones, and their own experiences ? But this concept is fueling a raging war on the written word...

Should Black Parents Worry About a 4-Day School Week?

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/2 8:00A Maya Pottiger

Nationwide, about 90% of four-day school weeks are made up of rural, white populations. Here’s what Black families should know about the model. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers,...