Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the striking educators...
Chicago teachers on strike, 400,000 students stranded
CHICAGO - For the first time in 25 years, teachers in the country's third-largest public school system hit the picket line.
Blacks with graduate degrees live longer
theGRIO REPORT - For black students, adding degrees to your resume can also add years to your life...
NJ teachers, principals suspended in cheating scandal
VIDEO - Three teachers and two principals in a New Jersey school district have been suspended, accused of helping their young students cheat on statewide standardized exams in 2010...
Hundreds gather for prayer vigil at Morris Brown
theGRIO REPORT - Friends, family and supporters of Morris Brown College converged on the school’s campus over the weekend for a special 'National Day of Prayer'...
Morris Brown files for bankruptcy
ATLANTA (AP) - Facing more than $30 million in debt, Morris Brown College officials have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Future bleak for one of nation's oldest HBCUs
theGRIO REPORT - One of the country’s oldest historically black colleges is fighting for survival following revelations it is facing foreclose next month...
Hampton dean stands by ban on dreadlocks, cornrows
theGRIO REPORT - Sid Credle, dean of Hampton University's business school, stands by the ban he placed on dreadlocks and cornrows over a decade ago...
Foreclosure looming for 131-year-old HBCU
ATLANTA (AP) - One of the nation's oldest black colleges is facing foreclosure next month, and an auction of assets is set for Sept. 4.//
Minority students disproportionately arrested in NYC public schools
NEW YORK - Ninety-five percent of arrests made in New York City public schools in the last school year were of black or Latino students...
