A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Interview with Ruby Payne w/ audio,articles ,and other resources:
"From this page, you can listen to the interview online or download the content to your drive to listen offline with iTunes on the Mac or your favorite MP3 player on any platform. You can even transfer the audio to portable listening devices such as the iPod, thus extending your opportunity for professional growth to wherever and whenever it is most convenient."
Monday, February 28, 2005
Saturday, February 26, 2005
MSNBC - How well do you know MLK?
MSNBC - How well do you know MLK?
How well do you know MLK?
Take a quiz on the slain civil rights leader
Use the link above to take the quiz.
How well do you know MLK?
Take a quiz on the slain civil rights leader
Use the link above to take the quiz.
Friday, February 04, 2005
BAW: Foundation - Main
BAW: Foundation - Main
The Tom Joyner Foundation
The Tom Joyner Foundation only does one thing…it helps students continue their education at Black colleges. All too often a student will get into college, then encounter financial difficulties that will force them to drop out. The Foundation provides money directly to the Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the purpose of helping these students complete their education.
Each month the Tom Joyner Foundation designates an HBCU to receive its support. The scholarship support money is sent directly to the HBCU for the students. The scholarships are awarded to the students through the Financial Aid Department at the HBCU based on financial need and other requirements from the school and the donor.
Now, the Tom Joyner Foundation has teamed up with the National Education Association (NEA) to help tomorrow's teachers. The Foundation and NEA are offering financial assistance and professional development assistance to help teachers who are working under provisional certification and teacher candidates.
The Tom Joyner Foundation
The Tom Joyner Foundation only does one thing…it helps students continue their education at Black colleges. All too often a student will get into college, then encounter financial difficulties that will force them to drop out. The Foundation provides money directly to the Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the purpose of helping these students complete their education.
Each month the Tom Joyner Foundation designates an HBCU to receive its support. The scholarship support money is sent directly to the HBCU for the students. The scholarships are awarded to the students through the Financial Aid Department at the HBCU based on financial need and other requirements from the school and the donor.
Now, the Tom Joyner Foundation has teamed up with the National Education Association (NEA) to help tomorrow's teachers. The Foundation and NEA are offering financial assistance and professional development assistance to help teachers who are working under provisional certification and teacher candidates.
AAME : Home
AAME : Home
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's new web site on 400 years of black migration seeks to teach visitors about the profound impact blacks have had on American culture and history. The site includes thousands of pages of text, photographs and maps about the international and domestic migration patterns of 35 million blacks and their ancestors.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's new web site on 400 years of black migration seeks to teach visitors about the profound impact blacks have had on American culture and history. The site includes thousands of pages of text, photographs and maps about the international and domestic migration patterns of 35 million blacks and their ancestors.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
TV Program on Slavery
TV Program on Slavery
Coming to PBS on Feb. 9th and the 16th from 9PM to 11PM is the four part series Slavery And The Making Of America, produced by Dante James, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Dante is an incredible filmmaker who has produced many award winning films, among them biographies on Marian Anderson and A. Philip Randolph. He worked with the late great filmmaker Henry Hampton at Blackside and was the executive producer of Hampton's last series This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys.
Slavery And The Making Of America tells the story of slavery from the point of view of the enslaved. The series recognizes the strength, humanity and dignity of the enslaved and redefines them as pro-active freedom fighters not passive victims.
There are also two web sites for the series they are www.pbs.org/slavery and www.slaveryinamerica.com
Coming to PBS on Feb. 9th and the 16th from 9PM to 11PM is the four part series Slavery And The Making Of America, produced by Dante James, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Dante is an incredible filmmaker who has produced many award winning films, among them biographies on Marian Anderson and A. Philip Randolph. He worked with the late great filmmaker Henry Hampton at Blackside and was the executive producer of Hampton's last series This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys.
Slavery And The Making Of America tells the story of slavery from the point of view of the enslaved. The series recognizes the strength, humanity and dignity of the enslaved and redefines them as pro-active freedom fighters not passive victims.
There are also two web sites for the series they are www.pbs.org/slavery and www.slaveryinamerica.com
Maryland second in AP scores; Virginia school on top - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - January 26, 2005
Maryland second in AP scores; Virginia school on top - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - January 26, 2005
"Significant performance gaps between white, Asian and traditionally underserved minority students call for ongoing efforts to invest in the preparation of students in their middle school and early high school years, helping them sequentially develop the skills and content mastery needed to succeed in the college-level AP courses," the report said.
Black students comprise just 6 percent of all AP students nationally, although they are 13.2 percent of the total student population. Hispanics, representing about 13 percent of all students, are also about 13 percent of students in AP classes. Asians, with 5 percent of the student population, have twice that percentage in AP. Whites, 68 percent of all students nationally, represent 65 percent of AP participants.
Asians led all students in academic performance with a mean grade of 3.04 on AP exams last year, the report said. Whites scored a mean grade of 2.99, Latinos 2.6, and blacks 2.03 — almost a full point below the national average of 2.9.
"Efforts of states are paying off," the report said. "Thousands more African-American, Latino, and Native American students demonstrated college-level mastery of AP courses in 2004 than were doing so four and eight years ago."
But although Hispanic students are making big strides in both participation and performance, less than half of all black high school students in 41 states are taking AP courses, the report says.
Use the link above to read the full story.
"Significant performance gaps between white, Asian and traditionally underserved minority students call for ongoing efforts to invest in the preparation of students in their middle school and early high school years, helping them sequentially develop the skills and content mastery needed to succeed in the college-level AP courses," the report said.
Black students comprise just 6 percent of all AP students nationally, although they are 13.2 percent of the total student population. Hispanics, representing about 13 percent of all students, are also about 13 percent of students in AP classes. Asians, with 5 percent of the student population, have twice that percentage in AP. Whites, 68 percent of all students nationally, represent 65 percent of AP participants.
Asians led all students in academic performance with a mean grade of 3.04 on AP exams last year, the report said. Whites scored a mean grade of 2.99, Latinos 2.6, and blacks 2.03 — almost a full point below the national average of 2.9.
"Efforts of states are paying off," the report said. "Thousands more African-American, Latino, and Native American students demonstrated college-level mastery of AP courses in 2004 than were doing so four and eight years ago."
But although Hispanic students are making big strides in both participation and performance, less than half of all black high school students in 41 states are taking AP courses, the report says.
Use the link above to read the full story.
baltimoresun.com - Motivating black males to learn
baltimoresun.com - Motivating black males to learn: "If black males are to succeed in school, their parents must push them academically, develop relationships with their teachers and surround them with people with positive values, according to an Atlanta-based education consultant.
Use the link above to read more.
Use the link above to read more.
Decoding Why Few Girls Choose Science, Math (washingtonpost.com)
Decoding Why Few Girls Choose Science, Math (washingtonpost.com): "The issue has new relevance since Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers roiled the academic world last month by suggesting that the country's shortage of elite female scientists might stem in part from 'innate' differences between men and women. Critics accused him of saying that women are not genetically capable of doing math and science as well as men; Summers said he was misunderstood."
Use the link above to find out more.
Use the link above to find out more.
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