Education

A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math test to be instantly enrolled in advanced math for sixth grade.
/ October 3, 2023
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, a historically Black institution in L.A., just began its new medical degree program.
/ October 2, 2023
Harvard University president -- Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay is continuing her tenure at Harvard University following her inauguration as the institution’s first Black president.
/ October 2, 2023
Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic.
/ October 1, 2023
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, The Archewell Foundation, The GEANCO Foundation, David Oyelowo, Nigeria, charity, back-to-school, theGrio.com
After learning she is 43% Nigerian and he welcomed Team Nigeria at the Invictus Games, the royal couple continued to show the African nation love.
/ September 29, 2023
Affirmative action bans, college admissions, theGrio.com
We have the tools, the will and the responsibility to help students navigate the path to academic opportunity and socioeconomic mobility.
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available to discourage legacy admissions.
/ September 24, 2023