The Sojourner’s Truth Education Section
By Lisa Intrabartola, Senior Public Relations Specialist Rutgers University Special to The Truth The College Board has updated an Advanced Placement (A.P.) African American Studies course amid criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who, with […]
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter Mott Branch Library, located in the heart of Dorr Street, celebrated the memory and birth of Rosa Parks on Saturday, February 4. Youth and their families were invited to […]
By Julius Washington Howard University News Service Earlier this month, Department of Education officials announced an overhaul of the federal government’s income-driven repayment plan to provide relief to Americans who have taken out federal student […]
Glass City Federal Credit Union is pleased to offer five scholarship awards, one in the amount of $2,500 and four in the amount of $1,000 to area students who meet the following criteria: The student […]
By Darreonna Davis Howard University News Service With the latest revision by the Education Department, Repay As You Earn (REPAYE) would become the most affordable income-driven repayment plan to date. REPAYE, one of four programs […]
Last week, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage of House Bill 151, which was amended at the last minute to incorporate the entirety of Senate Bill 178. As […]
Special to The Truth Not long after Booker T. Washington became the founding principal of Tuskegee University, on July 4, 1881, he moved the campus from a one-room schoolhouse to a 100-acre former plantation in […]
Applications to HBCUs rose 30 percent between 2018 and 2021 and 40,000 applications are expected to be submitted this year – four times that of 2016. By Fedrick C. Ingram, American Federation of Teachers Guest […]
Directions Cares for Classrooms Fall 2022 Winners Announced Toledo, Ohio – Great news for some local teachers just in time for the holidays. Directions Credit Union is excited to announce 16 winners from the Directions […]
By Laura Onyeneho Special to The Truth Black families are taking their power back and making decisions about the education of their children either by the traditional route or by homeschooling. Many are choosing the […]