More than 200 high school students and their chaperones from 19 U.S. school districts will be at the Madison Concourse Hotel Oct. 23-26 for the Minority Student Achievement Network Student Conference, an annual event aimed at developing student leaders dedicated to ending racial disparities in achievement and opportunity. Sponsored this year by the Middleton-Cross Plains Area …
The 2019 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) is being held in downtown Milwaukee Nov. 6-8, with a pre-colloquium on Nov. 5. Each year, ICBME brings together top researchers, high-impact practitioners, funders, policymakers, students, and concerned citizens to engage in conversations regarding the state of affairs for black boys and men in education. …
The 100 Black Men of Madison held its 25th annual Back to School Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 10, and several with ties to UW–Madison’s School of Education were on hand to help out at the event. Over the years, the 100 Black Men of Madison has provided more than 32,000 backpacks filled with school supplies …