President, first lady address HBCU graduates
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Graduation season is underway and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as they celebrate their achievement...
Desperate need for Internet in our urban schools
OPINION - Erasing the barriers to digitally enhanced learning for students in disadvantaged situations requires a multifaceted approach...
Melissa Harris-Perry fights back
VIDEO - In the 30-second commercial, the talk show host shares her thoughts on why caring for children is not only a job for parents but also a responsibility that requires more accountability and effort from communities...
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...
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...
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...
Brooklyn elementary school offers digital music production class
NBC New York - A new after school program at a Brooklyn elementary school is taking a modern approach to teaching children about music.
Sheriff seeks to replace jail cells with classrooms
NBC Southern California - The gutting of Men's Central Jail cells to be replaced with inmate classrooms is one element of a dramatic re-envisioning of the Los Angeles County jail system as proposed by Sheriff Lee Baca.
