Aldine ISD plans to open a leadership academy focused on closing the achievement gap for Black and Latino male students for the 2022-2023 school year, the district announced Tuesday. The Young Men’s Leadership Academy, a school of choice for grades one through eight, will seek to provide opportunities for boys of color to explore deeper [...]
In recognition of World Teachers’ Day on October 5, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) celebrates the career and accomplishments of graduate degree alumna Sebrina Shields-Taylor ‘01, whose more than 25 years of experience has earned her recognition as a stellar student advocate.
Summer 2021 Educational Administration Graduate Simone Jarmon traveled a long way from her hometown of Buffalo, New York, to pursue her Master of Education degree. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Canisius College in Buffalo, she decided to explore graduate programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Prairie View A&M University [...]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) alumna Cecilia Crear, Ed.D., ’95, ‘01, began her new role this summer as Alief I.S.D.’s Area Superintendent. Crear, who received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and master’s degree in educational administration from PVAMU, said she is excited about her new journey.
“I haven’t been teaching very long,” Beverly Roberts ’72 ’78 said. “I’ve only been teaching for 49 years.” It’s that kind of winning attitude that has led Roberts, Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) interim director of Clinical Teaching and Field Experiences, to be recognized by her peers and colleagues with The Texas A&M University System’s [...]
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Degree: Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Which organizations were you a part of at PVAMU? How did they deepen your college experience? I am currently vice president of the on-campus organization, Ball-N-Chain. We run a Stop The Violence/Anti-Bullying campaign. We travel to many different schools, universities, and conventions nationwide, bringing awareness to [...]
Hers was an unusual Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) experience, but Consuela Amos, Ph.D., wouldn’t change a thing. A graduate of Texas Southern University with a B.A. in Child and Family Development, Amos came to PVAMU to pursue graduate degrees after a number of years in the corporate world. She earned both an M.S. Ed. [...]
The work of Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) Whitlowe R. Green College of Education (WRGCOE) will be significantly amplified, thanks to a $1.5 million Houston Endowment grant. Predicted to be one of the largest grants in the college’s 141-year history, funds will go toward advancing the college’s Educator Preparation Program, which increases the number of qualified teachers [...]
When Sabrina Rena McLemore thinks about her educational journey, she knows it started with her great aunts, Nealie Bowens and Leader Hoskins. These women were pillars of Houston’s Acres Homes community, a predominantly African-American enclave that was established during World War I. Bowens and Hoskins founded Hoskins Kindergarten, which not only taught children academic basics [...]
Public school systems across the country face the challenge of mounting a sustainable educational space amid school closings and remote learning programs fueled by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) educational leader is offering a path of success for Texas state education officials during the crisis.
