New bill links welfare benefits with child's school performance
theGRIO REPORT - A piece of Tennessee legislation will penalize low-income families by reducing their welfare benefits if their child performs poorly in school if it is advanced...
Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities...
Cam Newton taking classes at Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is enrolled at Auburn for spring semester...
Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting
MONROE, Conn. (AP) - Classes are resuming for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since last month's shooting that killed 20 children and six educators...
It's time for common sense school discipline
OPINION - The school-to-prison pipeline – or, the system of extreme disciplinary practices that push young people out of school and into the criminal justice system – is often discussed from the angle of isolated incidents...
NY court OKs $1M school racial harassment award
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the biggest awards ever issued for racial harassment in high school — $1 million — was upheld Monday by a federal appeals panel...
Magic Johnson opens school to help high school dropouts
ATLANTA - Basketball legend Magic Johnson has opened an education center in downtown Atlanta for high school dropouts....
Teen parents face stigma when they return to school
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...
Student shot at Baltimore high school; suspect held
PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) - A 15-year-old student opened fire on the first day of classes Monday at a Baltimore County high school, getting off two shots and wounding a classmate before being rushed by teachers, authorities said...
Will your children be starving this summer?
theGRIO REPORT - Lack of access to healthy meals during summer months is, ironically, causing two separate health issues among minority children: hunger and obesity...
