Disney Dreamers Academy was four days of positivity, life lessons and memories

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/8 12:39A Donnell Suggs

Members of the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2024 led the way during a parade in their honor. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Eight Georgians were among 100 students chosen for the Disney...

Day 3 of Disney Dreamers Academy: ‘Make Yourself Known’

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/7 12:13A Donnell Suggs

Cameryn Polk, DDA Class of 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Cameryn Polk bounded into the sunny outdoor space where her Saturday morning interview was scheduled to take place. A...

Day 2 of Disney Dreamers Academy includes ‘Living Labs’ journalism session

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/5 9:31A Donnell Suggs

Disney Dreamers, Stitch, and author Tony Weaver, Jr. (second from right) pose for a photo during a break in the action. Weaver led the journalism Living Laboratories session Friday, April 5, 2024....

Disney Dreamers Academy gets off to great start, eight Georgians are in attendance

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/4 4:43A Donnell Suggs

Phpto by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice ORLANDO, Fl. Led by their drum major Mickey Mouse, a brass band and trio of drum majors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) started a...

Teachers’ “Black Tax”: Longer Hours, Lower Pay, Better Attitude

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/1 2:00A Joseph Williams, Word in Black

Working longer hours, typically in under-resourced schools, Black teachers often climb up the rougher side of the educational mountain compared with their white peers. And, like all teachers, they...

Atlanta Metropolitan State College Installs Thompson-Sellers As President

Education - The Atlanta Voice 3/15 2:32A Staff Report

Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) installed (Feb.16) its fifth and first female president Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers, Ph.D. during an investiture ceremony on the institution’s campus located...

House Republicans pass controversial school voucher bill along party lines

Education - The Atlanta Voice 3/14 11:27A Itoro N. Umontuen

After more than two hours of debate, the Georgia House passed the school voucher bill, Senate Bill 233 , 91-82. The legislation passed largely along party lines. It now heads back to the Senate for...

Box Tops for Education donates $20k to Oakland Elementary School

Education - The Atlanta Voice 1/24 12:45P Isaiah Singleton

Photos courtesy of Oakland Elementary School As teachers and students return to school following the holiday season, Box Tops for Education donated $20,000 to Oakland Elementary School in McDonough....

Biden Unveils New Sweeping Student Loan Debt Relief Measures, Surpassing 3.7 Million Beneficiaries

Education - The Atlanta Voice 1/20 4:49A Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Se

President Biden continues to make significant strides in alleviating the student loan debt crisis, announcing the approval of debt cancellation for an additional 74,000 student loan borrowers. The...