By Thomas Parker “We never talked about the definition of collective impact formally. It was a lived-out experience, and I grew up seeing the positive results,” says Thomas Parker. “My community exemplified it.” Thomas now has a formal definition for collective impact, which he shared as the opening plenary speaker during a recent National Head…
by Adam Echelman December 25, 2025 Money is power. If California’s public colleges and universities didn’t already know that, they certainly learned it this year. Though the U.S. Department of Justice launched numerous high-profile complaints against California schools — allegations of antisemitism at University of California campuses and concerns about a transgender athlete at San…
by alyssah Fortune Schools, a unique network of TK-12 tuition-free public charter schools, is outperforming state averages in narrowing the academic achievement gap for African American scholars, according to the California Department of Education’s 2025 California School Dashboard. Fortune Schools in Sacramento and San Bernardino serve predominantly Black students (63%) and 20% Latino students. They…
By Josalyn Brown Robinson BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — My career has given me opportunities to build essential partnerships and relationships with staff, families, community leaders, and schools - these relationships have been key in identifying critical resources that enable children to successfully transition in their educational journey and help families find their way to self-sufficiency. Josalyn Brown Robinson…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Everton Blair Jr. says the first place he learned how power works was not in Washington, but inside the classrooms where he grew up. Those same schools, Blair says, once labeled him a problem child. Later, he was labeled gifted. “Same kid, same brain, different labels,”…
By Dawn Montgomery Earlier this year, in March, the current President signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education. If carried out, this will completely change the landscape of public education at all levels. Ninety percent of students attend public K-12 schools. Despite funding tied to a student’s zip code, Black communities…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA—On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education presented its November Outstanding Community Partner Award to the Inland Empire Children’s Book Project for helping ignite a lifelong love of reading by placing thousands of free books into the hands of children across the District. “A home…
By Katie Dukes, EdNC QuaShawnda Everett, the program chair for early childhood education at Edgecombe Community College in North Carolina, has traveled the globe with her musician husband, but she’d never flown anywhere by herself — or even traveled outside of North Carolina alone. That’s why she was skeptical when the college’s president, Greg McLeod,…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA—San Bernardino County Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., in partnership with the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD), brought holiday cheer to Muscoy Elementary School on December 9 by distributing toys to all 650 students and presenting the school with $5,000 to be used for the school’s greatest need. The event…
By Emme Stewart | UAB News Demario Overstreet, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, has been awarded substantial funding through the National Institutes of Health for his innovative research program, titled “Contemporary human models of postoperative pain: A biopsychosocial investigation in general surgery.” The award, totaling…
By Stacy M. Brown The signs were visible to anyone willing to look. Clinics running out of medicine, health workers sent home in silence, and governments bracing for a wave they could no longer afford to stop. Now the evidence is written in hard numbers. For the first time this century, the number of children…
By Dr. John Wallace Dr. Wallace shared his success story with the National Head Start Association. I am from Homewood, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Homewood is where I was enrolled in Head Start in 1967. Like many other neighborhoods across the country, it was once a vibrant place to live;…
ONTARIO – Step inside Rich Lewis’ auto maintenance and repair shop at Ontario High School, and you will quickly forget that you’re surrounded by students. There’s a small group repairing brakes, another replacing an alternator and vehicle charging system, and yet using computer technology to inspect an engine – all under the tutelage of Lewis,…
SACRAMENTO, CA — As National Scholarship Month shines a spotlight on the power of educational opportunity, California is celebrating the growing impact of the CalKIDS Scholarship Program, the nation’s largest children’s development account program, serving more than five million children statewide. Launched in 2022, the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program (CalKIDS) provides scholarships…
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media California’s latest School Dashboard makes one thing clear: Black students are making progress, but not nearly fast enough — and the public education system is still not organized to deliver the excellence they deserve. The Dashboard, a color-coded statewide K-12 public school accountability tool, rates schools and…
Transformational gift will result in the creation of a new, state-of-the-art facility, which will be named the Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano Program for Clinical Education. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Powerhouse philanthropists, investors, and change makers, Kwanza Jones, Cardozo Class of 1999, and José E. Feliciano, commit $6 million to the…
More Than 70 Community Leaders Shadowed Principals Across SBCUSD SAN BERNARDINO, CA—San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) annual Principal for a Day event kicked off with a brief breakfast and orientation on Oct. 23 before more than 70 guest principals traveled to school sites across San Bernardino and Highland. The event is designed to…
The Outstanding Achievement Awards Recognize District Students, Parents and Staff SAN BERNARDINO, CA—On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education presented its October Outstanding Community Partner Award to the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley for providing engaging classroom presentations and hands-on programs that teach kindness, empathy and…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA—San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) entered into a remarkable partnership with the University of Redlands that will allow qualifying Arroyo Valley High School (AVHS) scholars to enroll in the University of Redlands Dual Credit Program, with all associated academic privileges, at no cost to them and with the ability to take…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA—Almost 500 Mt. Vernon Elementary School students laced up their sneakers on Sept. 18 for an unforgettable experience as the LA Galaxy brought their soccer camp directly to campus. The daylong clinic gave every student a chance to learn new skills, build teamwork and experience the joy of the game with one of…
The CARES Program invites the community to participate in a World Peace Day Celebration scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2025, at New Hope Family Life Center. This global observance, recognized by the United Nations each year, is devoted to strengthening peace awareness both locally and worldwide. This year’s theme, “Act Now for a Peaceful World,”…
SAN FRANCISCO — California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt.” The state’s largest volunteer event is expected to draw more than 50,000 people at hundreds of locations across the state. The California Coastal Commission organizes the annual cleanup, which this year promises to be the…
Alumni of the San Gorgonio High School Black Students Union (BSU) is hosting its second Inland Empire multi-year, multi-school Black Students Union High School Reunion. The event is scheduled for September 12-14 and will include three days of fun, entertainment, and an opportunity to catch up and reminisce with old friends. The first Inland Empire…
Alumni of the San Gorgonio High School Black Students Union (BSU) is hosting its second Inland Empire multi-year, multi-school Black Students Union High School Reunion. The event is scheduled for September 12-14 and will include three days of fun, entertainment, and an opportunity to catch up and reminisce with old friends. The first Inland Empire…
The March of the Recissions continues, apparently with an even greater focus on hollowing out supports for children. The Trump Administration is planning to claw back Congressionally appropriated funding from the Department of Education, according to reports that surfaced this week, moving another step closer to effectively disabling the one-and-only federal agency devoted to children….
