Republican obsession over critical race theory is harming Black students
OPINION: Elected officials should drop their political theatrics over CRT and embrace the serious issues in our K-12 education system that continues to deny equal opportunity for all students. Students return to school at Seminole Heights Elementary School after the Florida Department of Education mandated that all schools must have in-class learning. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
Across our nation, families and students have struggled during the pandemic to keep up with their educational progress. For many families, this pandemic forced them into a crisis-induced distance learning that they, and their local school districts, were not prepared for. For students of color, this crisis-induced distance learning demonstrated to the nation the significant gap that they face in equally accessing education opportunities.
Jodie Turner-Smith proposing to husband is an empowering lesson for women
OPINION: Turner-Smith proposing to husband Joshua Jackson demonstrates the removal of traditional limits based on gender and the potential for all couples to find their authentic selves in their partnership. Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
Happily ever after. Ask any woman what she thinks about when she hears those words, you are likely to hear about her favorite movie where the woman is rescued from a situation and the man that she loves sweeps her off her feet, asks her to marry him, and they go on to live happily ever after.
A family of geniuses lives in Keller, but more than good genes are at work
These three siblings all graduated high school and started college by 13. Two earned degrees and were in grad school by 16. Author: Teresa Woodard Updated: 10:36 PM CDT July 13, 2021
KELLER, Texas Ian Taylor Schlitz knew something was different early in his elementary school career.
His young classmates would be puzzled about a concept the teacher was trying to explain, but he wasn’t.
“I realized I was the first one to get it,” he said, “And I was like, ‘Oh, I’m catching on to this faster somehow.’”
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