Singer Lainey Wilson has been named female artist of the year and picked up the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards. She joins an exclusive category of few women to earn the top prize: Miranda Lambert was named entertainer of the year in 2022. In 2020, […]
Charles Barkley is inspired by students Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson who made history with their mathematics discovery. As previously reported by AFROTECH™, Johnson and Jackson attended St. Mary’s Academy, a Catholic school located in New Orleans, LA, and are responsible for finding a new way to solve the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry without circular […]
Donte’ Tichenor Sr., the principal of Lexington’s Booker T. Washington Elementary, said this week in a social media post he will be principal of the Success Academy starting July 1. Superintendent Demetrus Liggins made the announcement this week, Tichenor said. He began his career as an educator in Fayette schools in 2009 and became Booker […]
It’s been a hectic week for Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, who was slated to make his first foray into politics later this year as a delegate at the Republican National Convention but had it walked back Friday—just a week before his highly anticipated high school graduation. Little is known about the younger Trump’s […]
May 10—Kristin Sanborn has fond memories of the small school in the middle of Monmouth where she learned more than just ABCs. She formed lifelong friendships, a love of learning, and a sense of pride in her community in this small rural town. Sanborn and a group of other townsfolk have worked tirelessly over the […]
Leon High School is getting ready to set ablaze its new career pathway program in collaboration with Tallahassee Community College’s Fire Academy. Starting this fall, the school will offer a career and technical education track for students to pursue firefighting certification. “It’s a historic moment for us today,” Leon Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna said in […]
The longtime principal of Kansas City Public Schools’ Foreign Language Academy was placed on administrative leave in February, and won’t return for the 2024-2025 school year. His attorney says he plans to take legal action against the district, alleging he was discriminated against during his employment. A contract for Joell Ramsdell, who has served as […]
Authorities arrested a teen on Monday morning for allegedly stabbing the assistant principal at his school multiple times. Larnel Jean Eustache, 18, of Chelsea, is charged with assault with intent to murder, mayhem, assault with a dangerous weapons, and other related offenses, according to police. Officers responding to the KIPP Academy on Wheeler Street around […]
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Business owners are losing money and becoming increasingly concerned, after what has now been 10 months of construction on a major road in Colorado Springs. The latest closure on South Academy Blvd began last week. It’s park of a multi-million dollar project to improve the roads. “There are many businesses that are […]
A former Georgia teacher was arrested and faces multiple charges including sexual exploitation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On April 12, the Evans County Sheriff’s Office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate allegations regarding a teacher and coach at Pinewood Christian Academy in Bellville, Georgia. Joshua Garrett Blaxton, 35, of […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Seven training staff members working at the Albuquerque Police Department Academy have filed a lawsuit accusing the department of retaliation motivated by nepotism. The seven plaintiffs claimed they reported a “class one violation” of “lying and dishonesty” by a cadet named Joshua Vega. Cadet Vega was terminated on August 17 only to […]
Apr. 17—NORWICH — Norwich Free Academy students addressed the pros and cons of social media and other issues during a discussion with Gov. Ned Lamont and Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom Wednesday. Lamont contacted the academy last week, telling NFA Head of School Nathan Quesnel: “I want to talk to kids.” More than 100 students in […]