https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Tue, 04 Nov 2025 03:32:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hunewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-407787_352128264798897_1461219382_n-1-32x32.jpg https://hunewsservice.com 32 32 https://hunewsservice.com/news/the-color-of-education-a-dc-junior-high-school-centers-on-its-mission/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 03:32:53 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=22079 he latest DC comprehensive assessment tests show students made huge post-pandemic gains in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. That’s great news for the District’s 100,000 students who attend 250 DC public schools. However, despite these improvements, many Black students are still lagging behind their counterparts. NewsVision reporter Jada White visited a local junior high school that isn’t letting statistics influence its mission.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/high-school-graduation-rates-dip-in-dc-trend-or-temporary-setback/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:55:35 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=9212   Schools in the nation’s capital have seen a decrease in graduation rates. According to DC Public Schools, in 2017, students of color– namely Latino and Black students– were most affected. HU News Service reporter Taylor Thibodaux takes a closer look at the issue, and meets one student who’s beating the odds.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/being-white-at-an-hbcu/ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:08:05 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/being-white-at-an-hbcu/ Students Tell Their Story       Howard University, an Historically Black College and University (HBCU), has recently experienced a higher percentage of white students. Mignon Hemsley explores the question as to how it feels to be white and attend an HBCU.      ]]>