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Tuesday (September 21) marks this year's Black Women's Equal Pay Day, which has once again highlighted the racial and gender wage gap.
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The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation (RCWJRF) today announced STEM 2035, an initiative through which the Foundation will grant funding and technical assistance to existing...
To help recruit high-quality educators at all grade levels, Detroit Public Schools will host a Teacher Interview Fair on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from...
What should we make of the latest indicator of how our children are performing in reading and math? As reported, results[1] from the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” showed incremental growth in both reading and math performance since 2011. Educator Dr. Steve Perry[2] (host of TV One’s “Save My Son[3]“) spoke with Roland Martin[4] about the bottom line: ”It means that ed reform is working.” “When you have higher accountability, you have more rigorous expectations, and you have the support of the political leadership to make the fundamental changes occur,” he explained. Hear what else he had to say in the clip below. Tune in[5] to “NewsOne Now,” weekdays at 7 a.m. EST References ^results (nationsreportcard.gov) ^Dr. Steve Perry (newsone.com) ^Save My Son (tvone.tv) ^Roland Martin (newsone.com) ^NewsOne Now With Roland Martin (blackplanet.songza.com) ...
WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan says it would take too long to explain the numbers behind the tax plan that he and Mitt Romney are proposing. The Republican vice presidential nominee says he and Romney want a 20 percent cut in all income tax rates. He says they would pay for those cuts by closing loopholes and deductions. President Barack Obama and Democrats have hammered Romney and Ryan for refusing to say until after the election which tax loopholes they would close. Ryan told “Fox News Sunday” that “it would take me too long to go through all the math.” Ryan said he and Romney would start by closing loopholes for higher-income Americans. ...
