Georgia Tech faculty are angry and concerned that students are not required but are “strongly encouraged” to wear masks on campus. What We Know: George […]
Category: Education
Principal surprises each of his 98 high school seniors
Principal Shonn Brown of Charlotte Christian School wanted his high school seniors to feel special. He made and delivered yard signs for each student. What […]
L.A School Board Defunds School Police Budget by $25 Million
The Los Angeles Board of Education cut the school police budget by 35%, $25 million to be exact, in response to George Floyd‘s death and […]
University of Missouri Thomas Jefferson statue stays in spite of petition for removal
In the wake of the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, students from the University of Missouri petitioned to remove the statue of Thomas […]
Oakland School District Votes Police Out of Schools
The board of education in Oakland, California, has voted to disband its own police force, joining a growing number of U.S. school districts moving to […]
Texas Gov.Greg Abbott Reopens schools for Fall 2020 despite covid spike
Texas students will be returning to public schools in person this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott told state lawmakers. What We Know: Abbott told law makers […]
Social media users debate if Beethoven was actually black
Twitter users are debating if the classical German composer Ludwig van Beethoven was black after an old article resurfaced. What We Know: A 2015 op-ed […]
University of Virginia will change its athletics logo over links to slavery
The University of Virginia is changing the “V-Sabre” logo to remove design elements referencing the school’s history with slavery. What We Know: The University of […]
Netflix CEO is Donating $120 Million to HBCUs
Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings and his wife ,Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million to HBCUs. What We Know: Reed Hastings is donating $120 million to […]