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School Segregation Today Presents Stark Reality Nearly 70 Years After Brown
When the U. S. Supreme Court outlawed segregated public schools on May 17, 1954, in a case we know as Brown v. Board of Education, many Blacks saw this as the dawn of a new day. It held the promise of barriers swiftly falling in all aspects of American life.
Middle School Music Teacher and Morgan Alum Named Baltimore City's Teacher of the Year
A middle school music teacher was surprised Wednesday as Baltimore City Public Schools' 2023 teacher of the year. Jared Perry, a music teacher at Booker T. Washington Middle School for the Arts, was presented the award by Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises.
Morgan State Researchers to Collaborate in New NSF-Funded Institute for the Study of Trustworthy and Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS) a First of its Kind, Multidisciplinary, Multi-Institutional Effort to Investigate AI Trustworthiness and its Impact on Marginalized Communities
Maryland Educator Shortage Act Provides $20K Stipend for Student Teachers
A new state law will provide a $20,000 stipend for student teachers who commit to staying in Maryland. Morgan senior Jailyn Bridgeforth is a student teacher at Glenmount Elementary/Middle School in northeast Baltimore, and she knows the personal struggle of trying to stay in school while trying to make ends meet.
HBCUs Leading Efforts in Bringing More Black Teachers to the Classroom
In America, reflecting the nation's diversity often falls short when it comes to teachers, but Historically Black Colleges and Universities are working to change that. HBCUs, like Morgan State, are at the forefront of increasing the number of Black teachers in America's schools.
Rising to a Grand Challenge: Childhood Literacy
Reading scores in Maryland are moving in the opposite direction. Despite being the nation’s fourth-most educated state and among its wealthiest, Maryland now ranks four points below the national average with over half of its schoolchildren not reading at grade level. Now, a team of researchers and practitioners from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland want to foster literacy across the state for generations to come with the help of a three-year, $3 million Grand Challenges Institutional Grant. The Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity (MILE) will harness the building blocks of language and literacy acquisition.
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School of Education & Urban Studies
Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
301 Banneker Hall
Baltimore, MD 21251
P: 443-885-3385
Contact Information
School of Education & Urban Studies
Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
301 Banneker Hall
Baltimore, MD 21251
P: 443-885-3385