Amid Boston school changes, giving voice to busing's past
BOSTON (AP) - The uproar started in 1974, when a federal judge imposed busing after a lawsuit claimed black students were getting lower-quality education than children who attended mostly white schools.
Atlanta school cheating robs innocent children
OPINION - The Atlanta cheating scandal is about real life, a real 'wire' -- real children and all too real consequences...
GOP senator defends good grades for welfare bill
theGRIO REPORT - A Tennessee bill that would reduce welfare benefits to low-income families if their child performs poorly in school has gotten people talking...
Atlanta cheating scandal deepens as educators turn themselves in
theGRIO REPORT - The 35 defendants, including Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, have a mandatory deadline to surrender at the Fulton County Jail by Tuesday...
Ex-superintendent indicted in Atlanta school cheating scandal
NBC News - A grand jury indicted a former superintendent and more than 30 other educators Friday in one of the nation's largest cheating scandals that rocked Atlanta's public schools.
New bill links welfare benefits with child's school performance
theGRIO REPORT - A piece of Tennessee legislation will penalize low-income families by reducing their welfare benefits if their child performs poorly in school if it is advanced...
100 percent of Urban Prep seniors college-bound
NBC Chicago - Urban Prep Academy is continuing its record of success...
Bill Clinton to deliver Howard commencement speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Howard University says former President Bill Clinton will deliver the school's commencement address in May...
Chicago Teachers Union, supporters gear up for rally on school closings
theGRIO REPORT - As students of the third-largest school district in the nation enter their second day of spring break, many of them are spending their vacation protesting the proposed closing of 54 Chicago public schools...
Cosby wants 'movement' for schools
theGRIO REPORT - At 75, the comedian, philanthropist, actor and everyone's favorite dad as co-creator and star of 'The Cosby Show,' is still feisty, opinionated, and determined. Only now, his energy is often devoted to touting causes that have nothing to do with show business...
