LA schools to boost equity for minority students
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 19-month civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles Unified School District found that the district failed to provide an equal education to English-learners and black students...
Math and science: Key to more black astronauts
theGRIO REPORT - It was not until 1979 that an African-American, Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr., donned cosmonaut overalls. Three-years later, he became the first African-American man in space...
Michigan State rocked by racial intimidation
theGRIO REPORT - These incidents included other racist messages being scrawled on doors; outright physical acts of racial intimidation; and the initial incident of a black doll being hung from a beaded noose in a chemistry lab...
'Wilderness Challenge' sets NYC students free
theGRIO REPORT - After this trip students and teachers return to the classroom with a better relationship with each other as well as a new motivation to achieve academically which, in many cases, was previously lacking...
N-word 101: College class studies story behind slur
theGRIO REPORT - Every fall, Arizona State University students can learn about the n-word, in all its complexities and connotations...
In message to students, Obama encourages learning
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama told students Wednesday in a back-to-school address that they bear responsibility in helping America get back on its feet...
Study: 35 states get 'F' on civil rights education
theGRIO REPORT - More than half of states fail when it comes to teaching about the Civil Rights Movement in schools, according to a report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center...
Determined not to drop out: Why diplomas matter
theGRIO VIDEO - Rasheedah Phillips was on the path to becoming part of a grim statistic. More than 7,000 students drop out of school every day in America...
Despite economy, students find hope in education
theGRIO VIDEO - At Suncoast Community High School in Palm Beach County, they're proud of being ranked the 9th best school in the country by Newsweek magazine...
Edelman: HBCUs 'more important now than ever'
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with Edelman for a one on one interview about the state of education and black America during a recent Public Policy Town Hall aimed at improving the quality of life of all citizens...
