NNPA Education Awareness Program

Texas Southern University named to NBCUniversal News Group’s NBCU Academy
Houston Forward Times- Texas Southern University (TSU) has been named to the NBCUniversal News Group’s NBCU Academy, joining 14 other colleges and universities as new academic partners. The award-winning journalism training program provides students from underrepresented communities a pipeline into newsrooms across media and technology. | NNPA Education Public Awareness Program
https://nnpa.org/education/?p=3597

Supreme Court’s latest decision on student loans brings relief to some
The Afro- For some borrowers nationwide, student loan payments may soon be a thing of the past. That’s because recently, the Supreme Court declined to block a class action lawsuit against predatory for-profit colleges and vocational schools. The decision allows a nearly $6 billion legal settlement to move forward and allows the cancellation of student loans for thousands of borrowers who previously claimed their schools misled them. | NNPA Education Public Awareness Program
https://nnpa.org/education/?p=3593

STEM vs. STEAM: advocating for the return of art and music in school curriculums
The Afro- For the past twenty-five years, funding cuts to music programs in public schools have been on the rise, as school boards and superintendents often cite economic strains as a justification for the cuts, relegating music and the arts to after-school or enrichment programs. | NNPA Education Public Awareness Program
https://nnpa.org/education/?p=3587