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How public schools fail to recognize Black prodigies | Opinion
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
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Editor’s note: Amid numerous articles about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black “prodigy” who got accepted into college at an early age. According to Donna Y. Ford, an education professor at The Ohio State University, there could be far more Black prodigies. But it would take the right support from families, who may not be familiar with some of the characteristics of gifted students and the existence of gifted programs, and educators, who often overlook the talents of Black students. Indeed, while Black students represent 15.5% of the student population in the U.S., they represent only 9.9% of all students in gifted and talented programs. In the following Q&A with education editor Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Professor Ford – who has been a consultant for Black families thinking about sen
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Feb 13, 2021
FOLLANSBEE James and Janet Ford of Follansbee announce the engagement of their son, Evan, to Lisa Alban, daughter of Vern and Terry Alban of New Market, Md.
Ford also is the son of the late Donna Ford.
The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of Hebron High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2011 in construction engineering and management. In 2020, she received her master’s degree from Mt. St. Mary’s University in business administration. She is employed as a project manager for Bozzuto Construction Co.
Her fiance is a 2008 graduate of Brooke High School and a 2013 graduate of West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering. He earned his master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2015 from WVU. He is employed by Volvo Group Trucks Technology as a senior engineer.