Every year, billions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are given away to students to help them pay for tuition, books, and other college-related expenses.
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Across Black America Week of Sept. 14, 2017
Alabama
Judge Greg Griffin, a circuit court judge in Montgomery, is a habitual Facebook user with nearly 5,000 friends, reports the Washington Post.
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Career program launched to benefit graduating Black college students
A partnership has been announced between Merck, a global biopharmaceutical company known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and HBCUConnect.com, the largest social network and career site targeting the students, faculty, and alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Student loan debt continues to grow
In the last decade, student loan debt in the United States has grown more than $833 billion to reach an all-time high of $1.4 trillion, the global information services company Experian reported this week.
Experian said in a statement that it analyzed data from its consumer credit database and found that 13.4 percent of U.S. consumers—from the Silent Generation to Generation Z—have one or more student loans on file.
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Washington High begins new chapter in school history
Washington Preparatory High School has started in a new academic direction at the storied South Los Angeles secondary campus that everyone seems to be excited about. Borrowing from the past where high school consisted of multiple grades in a single setting, and encompassing a new focus on studying science, math and the arts, the school added a new academy tailored to sixth and seventh graders and plans to add subsequent levels until the students reach 12th grade.
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Civil Rights groups urge Black parents to lead on ESSA state plans
Sirraya Gant, the mother of two sons who graduated from high schools in Washington, D.C. said that getting involved in her older son’s academic career definitely helped their relationship.
“Not only did it help him, but it also helped his friends’ level of respect for me, some of them even call me, ‘Mom,” said Gant. “My son played football too, so there were times when [the team] gave me awards and said, ‘I was their biggest fan.’”
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LA promise fund opens Charter School
One of the largest organizations supporting students in Los Angeles County, LA Promise Fund, is opening its second charter school in South Los Angeles: LA Promise Charter High School #1 at 52nd Street and Western Avenue. LA Promise Fund has been an active partner in South LA for over twenty years.
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Minority students can pursue college degree in a high school
The Los Angeles Unified School District, Local District South and the Los Angeles Community College District have reached a groundbreaking agreement enabling Mervyn M. Dymally High School students to complete a college degree through Los Angeles Trade Technical College while still in high school.
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Black families believe racial inequality growing in U.S. schools
Black families overwhelmingly believe that their schools are underfunded, and that racial inequality is growing, according to a poll conducted by The Leadership Conference Education Fund (LCEF) and the Anzalone Liszt Grove Research firm.
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Educating Young Minds holds awards gala
Educating Young Minds recently held its 19th Annual Awards Celebration with guest speaker, Dr. George J. McKenna III, Ph.D., vice president of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.
The celebration took place at a private estate in Los Angeles. In attendance were notable politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors, parents, EYM alumni, students; and it was hosted by radio personality, Kevin Nash. This year’s awards gala was produced and directed by Bruce Cecil.
