High school students, according to research, should be particularly concerned about their ninth grade or freshman year, identified as a critical transition period, which can be especially challenging for 14-year-old Black girls, who face unique obstacles. To address this, Michelle Hollinger, CEO of The Institute for Worthy Living, has created PrepHERation, a seven-week group coaching program designed to equip Black girls with essential tools to thrive in their freshman year.
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As schools look at student learning post-pandemic and communities react to standardized test scores, NEA members are leading the conversation about how to boost student learning. Teams of education stakeholders—including educators, district leaders, and a parent or community representative—gathered for three days, in Los Angeles, last winter to explore best practices to accelerate student learning and offset learning delays.
Last Tuesday, The School Board of Broward County, Florida voted to appoint Dr. Valerie S. Wanza as Task Assigned Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS). Dr. Wanza will remain in the role while the School Board negotiates a contract with Dr. Earlean C. Smiley who was selected as Interim Superintendent. The unanimous vote, which took place during a Special School Board meeting on Tuesday, February 7, followed the School Board’s acceptance of Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright’s mutually agreed resignation as Superintendent.
Division 1 head coaches have pouted and bemoaned losing recruits to NIL deals for months. Their discontent hit a crescendo when Power 5 schools were “out-recruited” by Jackson State University when highly-touted five-star recruit Travis Hunter committed to the HBCU program.