No matter where you live in our Country, you undoubtedly live within a walk, bus ride, or car ride to a school, daycare, homeschool, or learning center, and in some locations, to a community center or two.

Urban education continues to face the same self-defeating dilemma in that there are two truths that those of us in the field consider to be evidence-based facts. Students of color have better outcomes when they have even one teacher who looks like them during their K-12 education. Teachers of color continue to be underrepresented in…

Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sonia Dinnall ushered in her inaugural school year with a convocation on August 23rd. The theme of the convocation, “Educating to Empower,” is a concept Dr. Dinnall has championed since she sought the role of superintendent, and during the convocation, she elaborated on its significance for the district.

On May 25th, 2024 the Theta Iota Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. held the 13th Annual Senator Edward W. Brooke III Oratorical Scholarship Competition on the campus of Springfield College, in partnership with the Lee B. Revels Scholarship and Mentoring Foundation. The event was a resounding success, with this year’s topic: “With…

The local news media has been flooded with stories about Dr. Sonia Dinnall. One writer, Jeanette DeForge, pens: “For the first time in history, the 23,700-student Springfield School Department will be led by a woman. The School Committee selected Sonia Dinnall as superintendent to replace Daniel Warwick, who is retiring in June after heading up…