Obama wows MDC students
Special to South Florida Times When President Barack Obama visited Miami last Friday, few knew what was really on his mind. That morning he had …
Special to South Florida Times When President Barack Obama visited Miami last Friday, few knew what was really on his mind. That morning he had …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida education commissioner Eric Smith is leaving that post in June, saying he wants to give new Gov. Rick Scott a …
COCOA, Fla. (AP) _ New Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos finished writing a book on politics for Brevard Community College four years ago, getting $152,000 …
DAVIE — “Dream. Be an idealist. Don’t be a cynic like me,” said Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, appealing to the students in his audience last …
TAMPA (AP) _ Christopher Columbus’ stature in U.S. classrooms has declined somewhat through the years, and many districts did not observe the explorer’s namesake holiday …
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Calling health insurance reform a “defining struggle of this generation,” President Barack Obama told thousands of college students Thursday that …
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) _ Leaders of historically black colleges say they’ll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at …
MIAMI — It was a nightmare scenario for anyone seeking a successful life. A functionally illiterate, stuttering, 12-year-old black boy, raised in a working-class neighborhood …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — They’re no longer the only option for African-American students, but the country’s historically black colleges and universities brag that they provide …