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Spelman drops sports in exchange for student wellness

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - Spelman College has made the difficult choice to abandon its athletic program in exchange for improved fitness facilities and a more inclusive wellness program for its students ...

8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'

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ATLANTA (AP) - Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday...

Study: Tourney teams show grad rate improvement

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The graduation rate disparity between African-American and white players at schools in this year's men's NCAA tournament decreased slightly after growing 10 percent over the previous three years...

TheGrio's 100: Kevin Clash gives Elmo a voice

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - If you told someone the voice of Elmo belongs to a 51-year-old black man from Baltimore, they'd most likely not believe you...

Task force seeks to raise black male graduation rates

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A task force in Palm Beach County, led by a district principal, has sets its sights on increasing the graduation rates of its black male students.

Grio's 100: Ph.D. empowers today's inner-city youth

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Raised in the crime-ridden Woodlawn section of Chicago, Chandra Gill, Ph.D. uses her experiences to encourage youth to get an education through the group she founded, called Blackademically Speaking...

Grio's 100: Custodian wins lottery, donates money

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - In 2006, Tyrone Curry won $3.4 million and continued working, even donating $40,000 to the school where he was employed as a janitor to build a race track...

TheGrio's 100: Traci Lester, striving to improve early literacy for low-income children

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Traci Lester is the executive director of Reach Out and Read's Greater New York branch, which works with pediatric offices to provide free books for children...

TheGrio's 100: Tiya Miles, bringing Cherokee and African-American history to the forefront

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Tiya Miles, Ph.D., has devoted her life to studying the literature, culture and history of African and Native Americans in the past and present...

TheGrio's 100: Bonita Carr, director of youth center pushes the envelope on urban education

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Bonita Carr, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Lighthouse Youth Center in Chicago's South Side neighborhood Bronzeville, which provides mentorship...

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Education

Spelman drops sports in exchange for student wellness

8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'

Study: Tourney teams show grad rate improvement

TheGrio's 100: Kevin Clash gives Elmo a voice

Task force seeks to raise black male graduation rates

Grio's 100: Ph.D. empowers today's inner-city youth

Grio's 100: Custodian wins lottery, donates money

TheGrio's 100: Traci Lester, striving to improve early literacy for low-income children

TheGrio's 100: Tiya Miles, bringing Cherokee and African-American history to the forefront

TheGrio's 100: Bonita Carr, director of youth center pushes the envelope on urban education

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