Posts in category Education

ETTRICK, VA. — Hampton University Provost Pamela Valleria Wilson Hammond has been named interim president of Virginia State University. Hammond will lead the historically black land-grant …

TALLAHASSE, FL — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has been awarded an $864,041 grant that will focus on substance-abuse education and the prevention of …

Bishop Curry to headline Radio Rally on Tuesday urging Florida School  Boards Association and Florida Education Association to drop lawsuit  against underprivileged students on Tax …

During this and every political season, issues that are important to the residents of Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties are discussed, analyzed, pondered, …

BY ANNE FLAHERTY    WASHINGTON (AP) – For many high school seniors, fall means deciding where to apply for college and maybe visiting a guidance counselor. …

CORAL GABLES — The visit to the Coral Gables Museum took Enid Pinkney back in time. That’s not unusual for Pinkney, chairman of the Hampton …

By MARGARITA SWEETINGSpecial to South Florida TimesMiami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho promised the implementation of what he called “policies, procedures, and practices,” that …

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE, PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia teachers vowed to fight a sudden move by the district Monday that cancels their union contract and forces them to …

By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special to South Florida Times BELLE GLADE — West Technical Educational Center is back in business after being closed for 16 years, …