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AACEO Welcomes New NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels

By Mary Alice MillerThe African American Clergy and Elected Officials organization began the new year and new mayoral era with greetings from the new Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels and the First Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kinsella, the first woman of color to hold...

NYC Black Students Excelling On NYS Reading Tests

Adams, Aviles-Ramos Celebrate Test Score Data Showing Increased Proficiency New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos today celebrated newly-released test data from the state showing a substantial increase in reading and math scores for public school children,...

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September Heatwave Hits NYC Students on First Day of School

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Black Studies Pilot Brings African Diaspora History to NYC Classrooms

By Fern GillespieJune was the month for celebrating the historical significance of Juneteenth in...

First Annual Adelaide L. Sanford Institute Scholarship Awards Luncheon at Weeksville Honors Six Brooklyn H.S. Graduates

When Dr. Adelaide L. Sanford speaks, the world not only listens but is motivated...

Students Teach Adults at Local Elementary School

By Keith L. ForestStudents at Ronald E McNair Public School 5 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn...

Moore Messages Needed

Maryland Governor calls on Morehouse and Coppin graduates to fill their lives with the...

“The Strength to Serve”

MD. Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2023 Commencement Speech to Graduating Class of Coppin State...

Parents Have Until May 1 to Apply to NYC’s Free Summer Rising Program

The program has 110,000 spots and is open to any child in the five...

Horizons Widen as Aviation Center Opensat Dr. Ronald E. McNair/P.S.5

Lena Gates, Principal of the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High School, and American...

Education Champions Honored

Congratulations to David C. Banks, Chancellor, New York City Board of Education, and Councilwoman...

“Unlocking your genetic potential through education”

Dr. Christopher Blaszczak, originator of Our Time Press’ recurring STEM NEWS columns, pre-pandemic, returns...

Like Black Families, HBCUs are Financially Short-Changed

By Charlene CrowellAs college students settle into campus life, many Black Americans remember the...

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Introduce NewPublic School Superintendent “Reimaginers”

45 new superintendents to begin work tomorrow, July 1 NEW YORK – New York City...

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