Detroit finds new uses for old school buildings
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit is getting high marks for its efforts to reuse former school buildings — as churches, substances-abuse centers, housing and more...
What’s the matter with Philadelphia?
OPINION - There is no question the city is in peril, but is this a Philly problem or part of a larger picture?...
Chicago Board of Ed votes to close 50 schools
theGRIO REPORT - The move comes after months of opposition by the Chicago Teachers Union, parents, students and a teachers strike that shut down the nation’s third-largest school district for seven days...
9-year-old schools Rahm Emanuel
VIDEO - Heralded as the future mayor of Chicago in the year 2025, 9-year-old Asean Johnson, has spoken at school board meetings and hearings, and fired up a crowd of hundreds
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...
Barbs of racism, anti-Semitism in NY school clash
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) — School board meetings descend into shouting matches. Accusations of racism and anti-Semitism fly. Angry parents turn their backs on board members in a symbolic stand of disrespect.
Arrests in east Miss. violate students' rights
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in east Mississippi run a 'school-to-prison pipeline' that locks up students for infractions like flatulence or wearing the wrong color socks
Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months
CHICAGO (AP) - Just three weeks after the resolution of Chicago's first teachers' strike in a quarter-century, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's efforts to improve schools face more upheaval with the resignation of the public school system's CEO...
Rhee on education as path to American Dream
theGRIO Q&A - Now the founder and CEO of StudentsFirst, Michelle Rhee is using her years of expertise to advise state governments on best practices -- and influence education policy...
Grio's 100: Ph.D. empowers today's inner-city youth
theGRIO's 100 - Raised in the crime-ridden Woodlawn section of Chicago, Chandra Gill, Ph.D. uses her experiences to encourage youth to get an education through the group she founded, called Blackademically Speaking...
