By Jamie Davies O’Leary Article Submission In recent years, a few early childhood advocates have blasted the Common Core State Standards for their “harmful” effects on kindergarteners, particularly in reading. While a careful examination of the standards reveals this
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Most Black Parents Say White Kids Get Better Education
A new study on education perceptions comes after minority students last year became the majority of those in public schools. By Lauren Camera Article Submission African-American and Latino parents believe the public education system is
Read moreVideo of the Day >>> Megaciph: “All Dreams Anyway”
Megaciph: “All Dreams Anyway”
Read moreAzelia Banks Excuse for Bleaching her Skin is so Lame and Cowardly
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer There were reports that rapper/entertainer Azelia Banks has bleached her skin. Something she pretty much confirmed by posting an explanation of her actions on social media. I don’t know much
Read moreNew Music on BTN Soundcloud (07.09.16) >>> Don Dale: “African Akata Motivation” feat: Omo Yeye & Asta Chicago
BTN STAFF New Music on BTN Soundcloud player comes from Chicago artist Don Dale. His new single “African Akata Motivation” features Omo Yeye and Asta Chicago. To listen to the single go to our home
Read moreThere Were Fewer Black Men In Medical School In 2014 Than In 1978
By LAUREN SILVERMAN Article Submission Oviea Akpotaire and Jeffrey Okonye put in long days working with patients at the veterans’ hospital in south Dallas as fourth-year medical students at the University of Texas Southwestern. They’re
Read moreReport: In U.S., Increases in Spending on Corrections Far Outpace Education
Article Submission State and local spending on prisons and jails has increased at triple the rate of funding for public education for preschool through grade P-12 education in the last three decades, a new analysis
Read moreSabbath Day Scripture (07.09.16) >>> Proverbs 24:16
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” Proverbs 24:16
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