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She's Notre Dame's First Black Valedictorian |
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April 13, 2010: In the 161 years the University of Notre Dame has been awarding degrees, never had there been an African-American as valedictorian. until this year. She’s Katie Washington of Gary, Indiana. She carries a 4.0 GPA majoring in biology and minoring in Catholic social teaching. Washington plans to continue her studies at Johns Hopkins University and follow in her father’s footsteps into medicine.
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Black Self-help Educational Efforts |
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Pre-Civil War: Education of African slaves was largely discouraged in Southern states in the pre-Civil War era. This was largely because education was incompatible with the institution of slavery and would ultimately lead to its demise. In the eyes of slavemasters, if slaves were permitted to learn to read and write the English language, they could begin to think and act on their own and rebellion was inevitable.
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Milestones in African American Education |
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1837 Institute for Colored Youth founded by Richard Humphreys; later became Cheyney University.
1854 Ashmun Institute, the first school of higher learning for young black men, founded by John Miller Dickey and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson; later (1866) renamed Lincoln University (Pa.) after President Abraham Lincoln.
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What Local Churches Can Do |
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Local churches and all communities of faith must become better informed about the needs of the public schools in their communities and in the country as a whole. They can then counter the widespread misinformation now abroad, and work together to support and strengthen the schools.
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More Training Needed |
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That’s the burning question companies will be asking in the twenty-first century when they think about where to locate their business. So it’s a question that states will have to be able to answer.
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No Child Left Behind? |
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What is No Child Left Behind? The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (the act that our little organization's name is based upon, in case you hadn't noticed) was signed into law in January of 2002. It is the first national legislation on education. No Child Left Behind intends to call for accountability in the nation's public school systems, as well as measure progress, provide parents with more information about their child’s education, and increase the quality of teachers.
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