MSNBC and Ebony Magazine present “Making The Grade”, August 15th 12pm-2pm. The special is the finale of the Ebony Education Roundtable, an education summit hosted by the University of Chicago and Johnson Publishing Company. Tamron Hall has served as moderator of the summit and will host the televised special along with actor/author Hill Harper. Here [...]
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Transcript: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Take a load off. (Applause.) Thank you. Good morning, Urban Leaguers. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: Yes. It is wonderful to be here with all of you. It is wonderful [...]
Paying A Heavy Toll For Illiteracy Excerpt: Forty-three years later, on a January morning in 1992, Rosa Lee is fretting over her telephone bill. She stares at the eight pages, trying to figure out how her bill could be $241 when her monthly service costs $15.38. She thrusts the bill into my hands. “Read it [...]
In 1999, the Department of Education released a study that showed the average American public school building was 42 years old. The study stated that “after 40 years, a school building begins rapid deterioration,” yet today parents continue to send their children to schools where the condition of the building can be just as lacking [...]
