The Washington Urban Debate League is a DC youth program that is partnered with more than 75 schools across 3 school districts, providing students a space to get involved in debate, which, before it was founded in 2014, was primarily exclusive to private institutions. From an objective perspective, expanding access to debate may seem like […]
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Instead of relaxing on vacation, Howard University students traveled across the country to volunteer through the Howard Alternative Spring Break program, which was centered on the theme of “Service with Impact.” More than 1,200 students were placed at 23 service sites nationwide. This story follows the 89 students who traveled to New Orleans, where they
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In the 2022-2023 school year, 1,477 individual books were banned in schools. K-12 education is experiencing a rise in banned books. In 2000, only 378 unique titles were challenged in the United States. In 2022, up to 2,571 unique titles have been challenged. Recently, the children’s book publisher Scholastic went under fire for allowing teachers
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” —Martin Luther King Jr. My reason for posting this article is driven by my passion for learning, education and bringing out the passion in others to strive for higher education. I
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