How Ivonne Arguijo’s Public School Programs Help Hispanic Students By Astrid Kayembe Ivonne Arguijo has spent her career working to better the lives of Hispanic children and their families in the Memphis area. She’s a key local leader in a unique program – an ongoing effort in cooperation with the Mexican consulate to provide education to Spanish-speaking teens and adults. …
Jill Biden on Teaching as First Lady: ‘I Knew I Could Do Both’ By Darlene Superville Jill Biden says she didn’t doubt that she could keep teaching as First Lady and overcame the skepticism that she could handle both jobs by instructing her staff to “figure it out.” In a new interview in the September issue of Real Simple magazine,…
Improving Education of Black Boys Across County By Kate Ryan Black boys are at the top of suspension and expulsion rates and at the bottom of test scores, a Maryland educator said during a summit aimed at improving the experiences and outcomes of Black male students at the state’s public schools. Dr. Vermelle Greene is a member of the state…
Akpojotor Advocates For Girls’ Education in Nigeria Written by Rochelle Beighton, CNN Only 10 countries in the world have a bigger gender gap than Nigeria when it comes to education, with around 70% of boys in the country attending primary school, compared to only 58% of girls. It’s just one of the issues that Nigerian artist Marcellina Akpojotor addresses in her work.…
Just 13% of Superintendents Are Women. Why? Equal representation would benefit schoolchildren and the education system, says the director of USU’s Utah Women & Leadership Project. By Marjorie Cortez Two years ago, Taryn Kay was appointed superintendent of the Grand County School District, which meant she took charge in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Her first year as superintendent was…
