Bronx student shot after dispute over school suspension

Melissa Russo and Tom Burke, NBC New York

NBC New York - A student at Bronxwood Preparatory Academy plans to sue the Department of Education after being shot while on the street, following a dispute with a secretary over bathroom privileges, the I-Team has learned.

Feds' loan changes hamper black college enrollment

Brock Vergakis, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) - Thousands of students couldn't afford to go to college this school year because the U.S. Department of Education made changes to a popular loan program...

Slavery-math homework causes uproar at school

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - A school principal said she's 'appalled' by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math...

NYC guidance counselor fired when 'sexy' pictures resurfaced online

Clutch Magazine

CLUTCH - Last December, right before Webb, now 37, was to get tenure as an $84,200-a-year guidance counselor, she was fired for “conduct unbecoming” a DOE employee. Apparently a student found photos of her online and showed them to them the principal...

How will new HBCU money be managed?

David A. Love

theGRIO REPORT - With the collapse of Morris Brown College — due to financial mismanagement, corruption, financial aid theft and foreclosure—and the overall precarious fiscal state of HBCUs, some are wondering if these schools can be trusted to properly manage their finances...

Teen attacked and blinded by bullies

theGrio

According to New York Daily News a Brooklyn teen is blind in one eye after an attack from bullies in his middle school..

8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'

theGrio

ATLANTA (AP) - Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday...

Detroit students suspended for walking out of class

theGrio

Nearly 50 students were suspended Thursday from the Frederick Douglass Academy in Detroit after staging a protest, according to the Huffington Post...

'Significant' pay gap for teachers in black schools

Camilo Smith

theGRIO REPORT - For U.S. schools with a large African-American and Latino population, the teachers are drastically short-changed, according to the latest Department of Education data...

Fed anti-bullying campaign falls short for black kids

Monique W. Morris

OPINION - It is important for schools to establish an inclusive culture that does not condone bullying or other forms of discrimination and violence...

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Bronx student shot after dispute over school suspension

Feds' loan changes hamper black college enrollment

Slavery-math homework causes uproar at school

NYC guidance counselor fired when 'sexy' pictures resurfaced online

How will new HBCU money be managed?

Teen attacked and blinded by bullies

8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'

Detroit students suspended for walking out of class

'Significant' pay gap for teachers in black schools

Fed anti-bullying campaign falls short for black kids

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