‘Children’ Archives
Youth Coordinating Board (YCB) meets: Where was the Northside Achievement Zone?
NAZ: "Doing very little or nothing is not something that you keep locked away and hidden from the general public. Or maybe you do..." This is the story: Something observed has to be measured to be analyzed; One cause can have more than one effect; One effect can be caused by more than one cause; Causes almost certainly have to be [...]
Boutique Engagement: Children Affected by Educational Disasters
Tune into Saturday, April 27. 2013 at 3 p.m. (CST) to ON POINT with co-hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen as they discuss the latest in news and information. This is a special 90-minute program to deal with "Who is really black in Minnesota." Click here to listen. by Donald Allen, Editor-in-Chief - OurBlackNews.com Samuels and [...]
Why the Minneapolis Urban League’s 13th Grade is a Bad Idea
Our children's Education is much more important then your doomed "pilot program." (photo: Art) The press release about the MUL’s 13th Grade proposal states, “Growing numbers of Minneapolis youth leave high school lacking a defined career path or the basic skills required for employment.” Is it the Minneapolis Urban League’s problem or [...]
Neo-Nazis “storm troopers” plan to invade public meeting at Minneapolis’ Washburn High School in regards to noose incident
Minneapolis Public School and the failure to educate children from all walks of life has lead to an incident that further disenfranchises black students." Star Tribune veteran reporter Steve Brandt said, “So Don, wouldn’t it be smarter to contact news media to tell them about this incident before you blame them for not reporting it?” My [...]
Minneapolis man enrolls over 200 Dropouts back in school
In June of 2012, Wesley Smith single-highhandedly brought to the Twin Cities actor/director Robert Townsend for the screening of his film, “In the Hive.” The event was an overwhelming success and launched Drop Out to Drop Ins as a Minnesota based non-profit with plans for national engagement. “The United States cannot substantially boost [...]
Poor MPS test scores show leadership’s lack of commitment to students
There are some in the community who want MPS director Rebecca Gagnon to be appointed MPS Superintendent because of her vast experience in education on the global level with her work in Singapore (Ranked #1). (photo: WomenWinning.org) Editors note: The Minneapolis Public School board and it's superintendents have been given the ultimatum, "Just [...]
Education Humiliation: Are Parents really to blame for failures in Public Schools?
"If Black parents are to blame for failing Black children, can you explain why this Black child is failing also?" (Photo: Fark) I don’t know of one parent anywhere on earth that wants their children not to be successful in education. The fact there is a liberal agenda, which points and blames parents in poor communities for their children’s [...]
Minneapolis Urban League must provide full audit and program information before any sale of 2000 Plymouth Avenue North
"Our children are dying in the streets. The public schools have abandoned best practices in favor for a $41 million dollar headquarters. Black Unemployment is the highest in the state. Your next big deal is trying to sell a building? WTF? You have to go, we need change now!" (photo edited by IBNN.) If facts are not provided, then speculation [...]
Minneapolis Public Schools failing children of color and nobody’s saying SHIT about it.
In the Minneapolis Public Schools, A-B-C stands for “abandoned,” “betrayed,” and “cut-out,” from the opportunities to compete in the marketplace of education. I suspect at some point – when MPS failure system really starts to affect the non-ethnic children, some changes will be made from the top down. I hope this includes the [...]
Some Niggas are also responsible for the speculation and inappropriate attacks Harvest Prep’s Eric Mahmoud
"Reader advisory issued. Some real stuff in this article, pay attention - I was trained at the college of Ronald A. Edwards. IBNN NEWS is closely watching the stories and events surrounding the judge, jury and hanging of a local Black educational institution. Contempt prior to investigation will be the downfall of those that seek to obstruct [...]
