Category: EDUCATION

VIRGIN AMERICA GETS TWO GATES AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD With help from Washington, Virgin America is getting two airport gates at Dallas Love Field. The airline beat out

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent Teachers have always graded students. The Obama administration feels the time has come for someone to grade teachers. Teacher training programs—from colleges

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have had a long tradition of pursuing and encouraging excellence.  Howard University in Washington, D.C. is considered by many to be the

                                    Four dancers and a theater student from Booker T. Washington

LITTLE MISS AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE REGISTRATION The Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant will celebrate 21 years on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Wilshire

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries has awarded $5,000 each to three Dallas Independent School District campuses to enhance their library book and magazine collections. A. Maceo

New York City received a lot of attention recently with a bold promise made to some of its youngest residents: Mayor Bill de Blasio ran on a campaign

As we approach May 17, the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education landmark decision outlawing “separate but equal” schools, several studies show that our

W.T. White High School choir director Michael Parker has accomplished a great deal during his 41-year career. His choirs at both Cary Middle School and W.T. White have