Sacramento Observer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ African-American or Hispanic students may be more likely to be suspended, expelled or even arrested than their white peers. What’s not clear is why. Is it discrimination, as some civil rights groups contend, or are minority students committing more infractions? Or are minority students receiving tougher punishments than whites for similar incidents? [...]
NEW YORK - A star-studded crowd of 1500 of New Yorks elite joined UNCF (United Negro College Fund) at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, for an evening of inspiration and entertainment to celebrate “Game Changers” in education and raised $3.7 million to support scholarships and programs that reach more than 60,000 students at over [...]
SACRAMENTO – The Children who are the best prepared for school perform the best academically. To help get kids ready for the rigors of today’s classrooms, the Sacramento City Unified School District is sponsoring a School Readiness Fair on Saturday, Mar. 3. The event will take place, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and the SCUSD’s [...]
SACRAMENTO – The Black Parallel School Board is asking parents, students, grandparents and the whole community to attend its next meeting, March 3. The meeting, a “Presentation on the State of Black Students Education,” starts at 10:00 a.m., at the Oak Park Methodist Church in Oak Park. Founded in 2008, The Black Parallel School Board [...]
SACRAMENTO – The California Legislative Black Caucus announced March 2nd as the deadline to receive applications for their annual CLBC scholarship. The amount of each award is $1,000. The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) Scholarship Program was established to assist deserving students by offering financial assistance to help meet educational expenses. Scholarship Candidates must be [...]
SACRAMENTO – In 2007 Sacramento County residents who were once a part of the Rio Linda, North Sacramento, Del Paso and Grant Unified School Districts came together to unite under the Twin Rivers Unified School District Banner. Trustees were elected to represent seven trustee areas, but were selected by voters from throughout the entire district. [...]
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Area Black Caucus, Inc. will award its annual Rosenwald “Robbie” Robertson Scholarships this spring. The $500 scholarships are awarded to the students who best demonstrate the standards of academic achievement, leadership and service to the African American community which the late city councilman and community leader Robertson exemplified. The deadline for [...]
SACRAMENTO – St. HOPE Public Schools announced this week that the new Oak Park Prep Middle School will be open for the 2012-13 school year. The Oak Park community hasn’t had its own middle school since 1963, and demand for a nearby school with high-performance measures has made this new location necessary. The school will [...]
To attend college, most students must pass a very rigorous test-finding the money to pay for education. Finding that money is harder every year. With college costs rising more quickly than medical care, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that 88 percent of families are having difficulty paying for college. In the past, college tuition [...]
BALTIMORE - In keeping with the tradition of fighting for and supporting historical Black universities and colleges (HBCU), leaders and members of local Black churches crowded into courtroom 7D of the Garmatz Federal Courthouse Jan. 24 to show support for the ongoing Maryland HBCU Equality Lawsuit. “Silence is betrayal,” said the Rev. Errol D. Gilliard, [...]
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