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Seated below the podium is U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona, who played bongos at a jazz performance and education information program on April 19. The event was hosted by the U.S. Department of Education in collaboration with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

High School Musicians Give Their Own Lesson in Jazz

by Brenda C. Siler April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

High school music students hung with the best in jazz for a joint Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz and U.S. Department of Education performance on April 19. 

Following a White House briefing, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John Tien and Ronald Mason Jr., president of the University of the District of Columbia, discuss resources for HBCUs threatened with violence. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

White House Announces Resources to Better Protect Threatened HBCUs

by Brenda C. Siler March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
Posted inNational

Education Department Overhauls Loan Forgiveness Plan

by Stacy M. Brown October 6, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation

Former Howard U. Dean on Biden Short List for Education Secretary

by WI Guest Author December 18, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation, Stacy M. Brown

Black Educators Among Those Celebrating Departure of Betsy DeVos

by Stacy M. Brown November 18, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation

More White Teachers in Majority-Black Classrooms: Report

by WI Guest Author October 2, 2020December 21, 2021
Betsy DeVos
Posted inBlack Experience, National, Stacy M. Brown

NAACP Sues Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money

by WI Guest Author August 10, 2020December 21, 2021
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has rolled back civil rights protections for college students filing complaints of sexual harassment or assault. (Courtesy of globalcitizen.com)
Posted inNational

New College Sexual Assault Rules Issued

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 13, 2020December 21, 2021
Betsy DeVos
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

PRIMAS: Education and Civil Rights Groups Want Action to Support the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Students

by WI Guest Author May 12, 2020December 21, 2021
Betsy DeVos (Courtesy of whitehouse.gov)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

DeVos Hands For-Profit Colleges $11.1 Billion Over 10 Years

by WI Guest Author September 5, 2019December 21, 2021

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