Desperate need for Internet in our urban schools
OPINION - Erasing the barriers to digitally enhanced learning for students in disadvantaged situations requires a multifaceted approach...
Amid Boston school changes, giving voice to busing's past
BOSTON (AP) - The uproar started in 1974, when a federal judge imposed busing after a lawsuit claimed black students were getting lower-quality education than children who attended mostly white schools.
theGrio's 100: Swizz Beatz, making beautiful music for education
theGRIO's 100 - Swizz Beatz is making beautiful music for education, for some lucky kids in the Bronx...
Chicago teachers strike heads into second day
CHICAGO (AP) - A strike by thousands of teachers in Chicago headed into its second day Tuesday, creating a political headache for Mayor Rahm Emanuel just as the former chief aide to President Barack Obama takes on a larger role in his former boss's campaign...
Kids health: There's an app for that
theGRIO REPORT - If kids want to stay at the head of the class and keep health and fitness a top priority, several apps have made it possible...
8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'
ATLANTA (AP) - Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday...
Why we need more black male teachers now
OPINION - This is an issue that should be addressed every day of the year, not just during Black History Month...
Teacher's aid jailed for child pornography
VIDEO - According to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday, an examination of a home computer and two external hard drives seized from Brooks uncovered a stash of self-produced child porn...
Corporal punishment legal in Georgia schools
VIDEO - Thirty states have outlawed corporal punishment in schools since the first state in the union made it illegal 150 years ago. Georgia is still not one of those schools...
How should slavery be taught in schools?
theGRIO REPORT - For the second time this month, a highly controversial homework assignment involving slavery has led to stunned outrage...
