Graduation rates improve for NCAA tournament teams, black players

David Brandt, AP Sports Writer

(AP) - Overall graduation rates improved among players at schools in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, and African-American players in particular did better, according to a study released Monday...

Can Texas close the racial achievement gap in their schools?

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - Texas education commissioner Michael Williams is considering a new rating system that takes the achievement gap into account when measuring schools' performances each year...

Barely half of black males graduate high school

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - A new study released today shows that while black males’ high school graduation rates have improved significantly in the last eleven years, they still fall behind their white counterparts...

Teen parents face stigma when they return to school

Dr. Renee Volny

theGRIO REPORT - Not many teen parents will be sitting in the classroom this fall. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy cites parenthood as a leading cause of school dropout among teen girls...

Obama tell Memphis students their success inspires

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Obama told the smiling seniors: "You've shown more grit and determination in your childhoods than a lot of adults ever will"...

Dropout rate for Calif. black students hits 37 percent

theGrio

The statewide statistics highlight a pervasive achievement gap in test scores and graduation rates that persists despite focused efforts to boost the academic performance of low-income students...

Study: Grad rates between blacks, whites widening

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found that the graduation success rate is increasing at a higher rate for white players...

Oakland helps African-American youth focus on education

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Two out of three of the young people being held in juvenile detention centers in August and September in that city were black, and 50 percent of the new detainees were black boys...

Grim graduation rates for black males highlight racial gap

Sandra Lilley

theGRIO REPORT - Calling it a "national crisis," a recent report found that less than half of black males graduated from high school in the 2007-2008 school year...

Ed Secretary: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates

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Arne Duncan pushed a proposal Wednesday to bar men's college basketball teams from postseason play if they fail to graduate 40 percent of their players...

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