Traoré’s Education Gambit Sends a Clear Message: Build, Don’t Just Write
What's Up Africa, Burkina Faso, Education Theo Edwards What's Up Africa, Burkina Faso, Education Theo Edwards

Traoré’s Education Gambit Sends a Clear Message: Build, Don’t Just Write

In Ouahigouya on July 16, 2026, Ibrahim Traoré drew a hard line: Burkina Faso’s students must build, create, and solve—not just write. He urged young people to use the internet, turn knowledge into practical action, and produce tangible results in technical fields, especially engineering, rather than bury themselves in theory-heavy papers. The message, stark and forceful, has since exploded across social media as a challenge to an education system too often judged by pages written instead of problems solved.

The focus of the country’s educational system will shift entirely towards STEM to meet the demands of modern development.

#IbrahimTraore | #PracticalEducation

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A Closer Look At The Suspensions of African American Students
Education, History Theo Edwards Education, History Theo Edwards

A Closer Look At The Suspensions of African American Students

UNDERSTANDING FACTORS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN A SOUTH BALTIMORE SCHOOL

This qualitative research study examined the suspensions of African American students at a south Baltimore k-8 school. The research delved into the perceptions of African American students, school and district administrators to determine what factors, policies and practices influenced the suspension rates among African American students who were the minority-majority at the school. It also sought to delineate the implications of reducing suspensions among African American students, and finally provided recommendations from study participants on how to reduce the suspension rates of African American students.

By Theodosia M. Edwards; M.Ed., M.P.A., Ed.D.

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