education

AAMIC: Florida’s Anti-Woke Rhetoric and Curriculum Revisions are an Anti-Black Joke

On July 26, 2023 By MPAC

By: Sister Katrina Hasan Hamilton, Ed.D Candidate and Member & Brother Umar Hakim-Dey, Chair | African American Muslim Insight Council (AAMIC) The Florida State Board of Education recently released the African American History Standards for the upcoming school year – a controversial curriculum that has been met with pushback…

Statement: Not In Our Name- The Taliban and Women’s Education

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religious police

On January 4, 2023 By MPAC

In August 2021, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over control of the country. Despite their initial claims to the contrary, their rule has been a complete reversion to fundamentalism. Most recently, this manifested in a declaration prohibiting girls and women from access to education. Sadly, this…

Secretary of Education John King Jr. Speech #MPACEmpowers

Department of Education

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Healthy Learning Environment

Mohamed Abdel Kader

On April 3, 2017 By MPAC

Jon King Jr. served as the Secretary of Education during the final year of the Obama administration and is currently the President and CEO of The Education Trust. John King Jr. speaks about overcoming bigotry in order to foster a healthy learning environment for all children in the US. Mohamed Abdel Kader, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the International and Foreign Learning Office accepted the award on John King's behalf and echoed the his message of providing a good education for all young people.