Entertainment

Remembering Katrina: “I didn’t plan to evacuate”

By Angel Hampton  Special to The Mississippi Link I didn’t plan to evacuate. I had gotten used to hurricane threats being a way of life early on as a student at Xavier University. Sometimes we […]

Education

Good Soil: The overlooked aspect of school reform

By Rod Paige Former U.S. Secretary of Education “And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and  increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” – Mark 4:8, Holy Bible, […]

Education

Your Child. Your Choice. Our Future!

With the recent coverage on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget crisis, parents are understandably concerned about the impact the proposed budget impasse will have on their children’s future.  It is unclear what, exactly, will be […]

Education

A good education ‘by any means necessary

By Kevin Chavous  Executive Counsel American Federation for Children At age 6, Mical spent the majority of his first school year kicked out of class for behavioral issues, including angry and violent outbursts. His Great aunt […]

Education

Education reformers must unite around three goals

By Mashea Ashton CEO Newark Charter School Fund and Board Member Black Alliance for Educational Options It’s fair to say the ultimate goal of the education reform movement, and the education community in general, is […]

Education

Opinion: Every person has a calling and a passion

By Keisha Knight Pulliam I think every person that walks the face of the earth has a Calling and Passion that they are meant to maximize to make our world a better place.  For me, […]

Education

The “Dumbing Down” of American Education

By Kevin Chavous Early in 2001, when I was the chair of the education committee on the Council of the District of Columbia, I was talking with the D.C. Public Schools Superintendent Paul Vance about the […]