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DPSCD Must Solve the Problem of Online Student Absenteeism 

Reports show students skipping class from virtual learning  By Roz Edward  Detroit Public Schools Community District superintendent, Nikolai Vitti presented attendance data to the DPSCD Board of directors indicating that on Friday, Jan. 14 only 58 percent of virtual learners attended online classes.  Attendance improved...

Top White House Adviser Cedric Richmond doubles down on support for K-12 Schools

In an up-close-and-personal tour of the workings of the Biden Administration and its commitment to addressing the most pressing issues facing Black youth -...

Challenge To Success: Touted charter schools network ordered to pay $2.4M in discrimination case

The highly sought after Success Academy Charter Schools network in New York City this month was ordered to pay $2.4 million stemming from a lawsuit...

The Positive Side of Remote Learning

March 13, 2020, changed education forever. This day marked the beginning of remote learning worldwide. Educators scrambled to turn their homes into classrooms. Parents...

Will there be enough teachers to educate underserved students?

By Roz Edward Minority communities, hit hard by COVID-19, seem to view a return to the classroom quite differently compared to their white neighbors. In Detroit...

Black and Brown students fall behind on distance learning track

Black students aren’t learning online. The sudden switch to remote learning wiped out academic gains for many students in America, and widened racial and...

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Walton Family Foundation invest in Word in Black collaborative for education reporting

Word in Black, a news collaborative featuring 10 of the nation’s leading Black publishers, has received new funding of nearly $100,000 from Chan Zuckerberg...

Report: Vast disparities continue to exist in PPS between Black and White students

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer In an urban school district like Pittsburgh Public Schools, of which its students are majority-Black, how can the label...

Special needs students navigate remote learning with better outcomes

For more than 80 million U.S. students, school will never be the same since the 2019-2020 school year was abruptly interrupted by the COVID-19...

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