Judge orders Miss. schools to end racial imbalance
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A judge ordered a small south Mississippi school district to stop allowing hundreds of white students to transfer out of majority black schools...
Fans want King of Pop's name back on LA school
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Supporters have started a Facebook petition to have Michael Jackson's name restored to the auditorium of Gardner Street Elementary School...
Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trial
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oprah and several schoolgirls allegedly abused at her academy in South Africa are expected to testify in a trial over a defamation lawsuit...
Cash strapped Kansas City to close nearly half of its schools
VIDEO - Facing potential bankruptcy, the Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools...
Elite NYC schools need to be taught about diversity
From The NY Times - Parents and educators criticize Stuyvesant and Bronx Science for admitting few black & Latino children - blame standardized testing and poor preparation...
TheGrio's 100: John Jackson, bridging education's racial divide
TheGrio's 100 - John Jackson was twelve years old when he moved from Chicago to the suburbs and saw a difference not only in his environment, but in his education...
School scolded for offering fried chicken and greens for MLK Day
Denver Public Schools experienced widespread backlash after announcing that it would serve fried chicken and collard greens in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
In the South, black schools restored as landmarks
From NYTimes.com
Until 1923, the only school in the largely black farm settlement of Pine Grove was the one hand-built by parents, a drafty wooden structur…
California chooses education over prisons
OPINION - California has the right idea when it comes to ending its prison boom and investing more in its future. But other states should follow suit as well...
High-tech gadget helps kids with reading and math
VIDEO - It's called the 'Teachermate' reading and math lessons all crammed into a little device...
