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Members of the Morehouse College 2002 graduating class sing their school song during commencement ceremonies May 19, 2002 in Atlanta. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)

Is Morehouse having money trouble?

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theGRIO REPORT - Just a couple months after Morris Brown College in Atlanta filed for bankruptcy, Morehouse College is reportedly going through some money issues of its own...
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Ohio board: No pardon in school fake-address case

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Parole Board on Friday recommended that the governor not pardon a woman who was jailed for using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district...
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Are schools suffering from a black brain drain?

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theGRIO REPORT - There are several important stories that are often omitted during comparisons between immigrant Africans and their U.S. born African-American counterparts...
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Slim school options push parents over the edge

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theGRIO VIDEO - Wayne McKenzie, father of three boys, sent his children to private school because he wasn't satisfied with the public school options in his Brooklyn neighborhood...
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Homeless mom in school residency case back in court

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NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - She is charged with felony larceny for allegedly using her baby sitter's address to enroll her 5-year-old in Norwalk...
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Homeless mom faces jail for putting son in school

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NORWALK, Conn.(AP) - Tanya McDowell was arrested April 14 on felony charges of committing and attempting to commit first-degree larceny...
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US college enrollment highest in 40 years

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WASHINGTON (AP) - College freshman enrollment among African-Americans jumped by 8 percent in 2008...
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Growing minority enrollment forces schools to adapt

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By the start of classes in August 2011, white students in Howard County are expected to be a minority, joining those in Baltimore County...
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Cosby to Detroit parents: "We've got to sober up"

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VIDEO - Blending commentary with comedy and criticism, Bill Cosby challenged Detroit parents to be more active in their children's education and back an effort to improve the troubled public schools...
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