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Former head boy of Aberdeen High, Marlon Carnegie, stands as a beacon of hope for his younger siblings and schoolmates, having copped 11 subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. Though he was a well-rounded student...
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M³ Honors MPS Seniors Graduating with Early College Credit
The latest class of Milwaukee Public Schools high school seniors to complete the M³ early college program was honored with a virtual ceremony, capping a year of growth for the trailblazing partnership involving Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions. M³ (pronounced M-Cubed) is
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Bhedesh Persaud is the top regional performer at CSEC examinations - Stabroek News
Guyana has secured four awards and the top performer position at the regional level for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced
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Class of '21 Get Your Grad Experience in a Box | Community | The Michigan Chronicle
High School Glam Suite, a non-profit dedicated to giving high school seniors a free, premiere prom experience will offer Glam Suite Graduation Boxes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year, according to a press release. Metro Detroit students experiencing challenges are especially
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White Texas High Schoolers Disciplined For Holding Slave Auction On Snapchat | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By David Major, Black Enterprise A group of white students at a Texas high school have been disciplined for cyberbullying their Black classmates and holding a fake slave auction online. The students, who attend the Aledo Independent School District’s Daniel Ninth Grade Campus, cyberbullied and
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Planning For the Unknown This Fall in City Schools
By Sherrel Wheeler Stewart For the Birmingham Times   Even though the school year ended for Birmingham City School (BCS) students in mid-March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recently named interim superintendent Mark Sullivan and public school leaders throughout the state still face some
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Myrtle Tyler, like her sister, was born in Flushing, Ohio. Upon receiving her high school diploma, she matriculated at Howard University. An Ohio teacher of Mathematics and English for some years, she always had an active interest in community affairs.
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Edward P. McKenzie Creates Scholarship Fund for USVI Graduating H.S. Seniors
The scholarship amount offered will range from $500 to $2,500 and can be used to fund any academic or school-related expenses.
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Oakland Fraternity Offers $1,500 Scholarships for African American High School Students Going to 4-Year Colleges | Post News Group
The Sigma Iota Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. offers financial support to targeted African-American high school seniors who plan to continue their education at a four (4) year university or college. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2021. Since the inception of our organization
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The Challenges Black America Face with Distant and Virtual Learning During COVID-19 - Milwaukee Community Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, 72 percent of Black and Brown students in the state’s public schools have parents who lack secure employment, compared with 21 percent of white students. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
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Litter Quitters announces 1st place winners in video competition
By Holly Lynne Killian Special to The Birmingham Times “Littering is dirty. Littering is stupid!” This is the blunt but honest message that the Litter Quitters Committee is hoping to leave with Jefferson County high school students and its citizens. Now in its fourth year, the committee aims to
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Teacher dies after collapsing at Gauteng school | News24
A high school teacher collapsed and died at her workplace in Gauteng on Friday, the provincial Department of Education has said.
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—YASMINE LOGAN, Penn Hills High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Yasmine Logan, as she graduated from Penn Hills High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—YASMINE LOGAN, Penn Hills High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Harris To Class Of 2021: 'You Have The Strength To Get Through Anything' - The Seattle Medium
"You now know, that you have what it takes to get through pretty much anything. So when you come up against an obstacle, when you experience a setback -- and you will, we all do -- remember the resilience that you showed this past year. The determination. Remember, that you have the strength to get
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Hip Hop Icon Dr. Dre Opening the ‘Coolest High School in America’ | National News | The Michigan Chronicle
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Hip Hop and business icon Dr. Dre said he lasted just two weeks in a college program and believed that many young ones don’t want to attend school because it’s boring. “You keep flipping the same thing over and over and
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Organisation brings back 127 girls to school | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
A non-governmental organization has brought back to school about 127 girls who dropped out of school for various reasons in Mchinji district. This has been done under “Girl Inspire Project” which the organisation is implementing with financial support from Canadian based Commonwealth of Learning
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‘Welcome to the movement’: Hundreds rally against police brutality, racism at Allderdice, in Bloomfield and Fox Chapel
Hundreds gathered at Allderdice High School and in Bloomfield and Fox Chapel borough on June 11, the 13th day of Black Lives Matter protests in
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After 75 Years in Ensley, Holy Family High School Relocates to Titusville
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — On August 8, Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School will open its doors in a new facility and a new community. After nearly 75 years in Ensley, the school and its students will call the former Center Street Middle School and the Titusville community home.
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CPS and CTU Discuss Return to In-Person Learning for HS Students. | Chicago Defender
Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said talks were underway between CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) on returning to in-person learning for high schoolers. 'We're beginning those discussions with CTU, and one of the things that we're committed to, is providing much more transparency
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Community Mobilizes to Halt State Bill Requiring Oakland to Close Public Schools and Sell Public Property
Local residents have joined with Assemblymember Rob Bonta to oppose a state bill that would have required the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to permanently close schools and sell or lease public school properties in the midst of the pandemic
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—RENAJHA COOPER, U-Prep/Milliones High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Renajha Cooper, as she graduated from U-Prep/Pittsburgh Milliones High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—RENAJHA COOPER, U-Prep/Milliones High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Rotaractors seek support for e-learning drive
A group of young professionals has launched an e-learning drive, dubbed Project Technological Enhanced Learning (TEL), to equip needy schools with electronic devices for the new school year, scheduled to begin on October 5.The young professionals are also seeking contributions from the public for
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Temp checks, distance markers greet Pembroke Hall students
“IT’S A mixture of emotions. I’m nervous and I’m extremely excited,” said Ruth-Ann Findlay yesterday after returning to school three months after COVID-19 containment measures resulted in the suspension of physical classes. “Coming to school...
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Musician, composer, and conductor Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was born on June 14, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City.  Perkinson’s mother, a talented pianist, organist, and theater director in the Bronx, named her son after the Afro-British composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Perkinson began showing
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Questions arise amid firing of Parkland basketball coach - WS Chronicle
The Parkland Mustangs’ basketball team is headed in a new direction after the firing of head coach Travis Holcomb-Faye. Holcomb-Faye spent four years leading the Mustangs, with last year being his most successful with a 22-5 record and a Piedmont Triad 3-A tournament
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This 17-year-old is being honored for creating color-changing sutures that detect infection - Face2Face Africa
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Peter Capaldi returns to host Voices annual creative writing competition for children in care and young care leavers - Voice Online
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The Houston Independent School District Board of Education at its virtual meeting on Thursday voted 7-2 in favor of a resolution to initiate the process of designating HISD as a District of
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