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NNPA Hosts National Black Parents’ Town Hall in Norfolk
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NNPA Hosts National Black Parents’ Town Hall in Norfolk

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA NewswireJuly 5, 2018

Panelists for the event, where questions and comments were discussed regarding the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), were Linda Langley Davis, the director of educational services for Hampton Roads, Inc.; Fred Smoot, a former Washington Redskins cornerback and motivational speaker; Rev. Dr. Kirk T. Houston, the founder and pastor of Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church; and Deidre Love, the executive director of the nonprofit Teens with a Purpose.

Parental Engagement Secret to Academic Success
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Parental Engagement Secret to Academic Success

Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas, Program Manager for NNPA ESSA, Public Awareness CampaignJune 21, 2018

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), speaks specifically to parent and family engagement. Data highlighted examples of the successful impact parents can have when they are present in their child’s school.

NNPA Hosts National Black Parents Town Hall
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NNPA Hosts National Black Parents Town Hall

Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor)June 22, 2017

In an on-going effort to increase awareness about the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA) in the Black community, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) hosted a national town hall for Black parents at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Md.