NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Parents have very legitimate concerns about violence in schools, increased bullying, and a lack of mental health resources,” Keri Rodrigues, co-founder, and President...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There was some early blow-back resulting from the Afro. Beside the fact that many Black parents then frowned on the new expression of...
NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER — Growing up in America can be a very risky business for Black males. Too many—perhaps a majority—of young Black males get mentally “scarred”...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), in partnership with the Houston Forward Times, recently announced that the city of Houston will serve...
National Black Parents’ Town Hall Meeting on Educational Excellence at the Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church in Norfolk, Va.
Janelle Wood is the founder of the Black Mothers Forum, a parents’ group in the Phoenix, Ariz.-area that was empowered by the Every Student Succeeds Act,...
By Aiyana Thomas (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) Increasing parental engagement in education has been an important task for education policy makers. While it is unfortunate that some parents...
By Bria Nicole Stone (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Black families overwhelmingly believe that their schools are underfunded, and that racial inequality is growing, according to a poll...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A majority of American parents believe their children will face a harsher coming-of-age than they did, according...