First lady to speak at 3 college graduations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama will speak at three college graduation ceremonies this spring, including two in key general election battleground states...
Audit finds trouble at black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha
WASHINGTON (AP) - A financial audit of the nation's oldest black sorority found significant accounting problems including a secret set of books used by top officials to divert money...
Co-workers accuse black superintendent of racism
Nine employees of the Tukwila School District have filed complaints of racial discrimination against their superintendent, Ethelda Burke...
Why NCAA's female ballers beat guys in grades
theGRIO REPORT - As the NCAA pushes for tougher academic standards, students will struggle to strike a balance between the courts and in the classroom...
Student told to read poem in class 'blacker'
An African-American high school student claims he was told to read a classic Langston Hughes poem 'blacker' by his English teacher...
Home schooling: Why more black US families are trying it
More recently, a growing number of black families are also turning their backs on the public school system...
Women's NCAA teams top men in grad rates
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study comparing the graduation rates of the men's and women's teams in this year's NCAA basketball tournaments shows that the women graduate at a higher rate...
Teacher of the Year uses music to shape students
Alvin Aureliano Davis greets more than 400 students to his band program and music classroom every day with a smile and strict expectations...
Minority students face harsher punishments
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 70 percent of students involved in school-related arrests or cases referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or African-American...
College fund brings hockey to minority kids
theGRIO REPORT - The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the National Hockey League are working together to bring minority youth more opportunities through hockey...
