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by Charles M. Blow onMay 6, 2012
New York Times writer Charles M. Blow focuses on educators, specifically his own mother, during the upcoming National Teacher Appreciation Week.
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One of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" explains how blacks can excel in math and science.
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Walter Dean Myers says that equality of opportunity is meaningless if black kids aren't literate.
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The U.K. higher-education system has 14,000 professors but very few of color.
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Harlan Porter claims he "reached a new level of enlightenment."
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 1, 2011
Filmmaker partners with education secretary to pitch education careers.
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January 31, 2011
President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan want more African Americans to become teachers. Will you answer the call?
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Obama declares "We do big things" in a job-centered State of the Union address.
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