Students' grades could boost school chief's pay
NBC CHICAGO - Newly appointed schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard said a "performance contract" would hold him accountable for student achievement...
Barbershop Buzz: Should we ban saggy pants?
VIDEO - What do you think of people who sag their pants? Is it fair to legislate what people wear?
Obama: Bullying should not be inevitable, accepted
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and first lady Michelle Obama convened a conference on preventing bullying Thursday...
Racist hip-hop video by Stuyvesant HS students causes a major stir
Laying out admittedly solid freestyle skills over a smooth beat, the students continuously spew out the kind of racism that would make David Duke blush...
Teachers of color remain a minority in US classrooms
TELEMUNDO - Arne Duncan believes that these figures could be key in figuring out the reasons behind the high drop-out rates in Hispanic and black communities...
Boston club apologizes for Harvard-Yale incident
BOSTON (AP) - The owners agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to settle allegations that it abruptly shut down an event because most of the attendees were black...
'Middle Passage': Slavery film too graphic for kids?
VIDEO - Many of the parents argue the although it is important for their children to learn about the slave trade, the imagery in the movie is too disturbing for the young students...
Educators seek out more minorities to study abroad
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Barriers often include lack of funds, fear of racism, worries about delayed graduation, and few role models -- either family or faculty -- who have traveled abroad...
University of Alabama n-word incident is not isolated
OPINION - Overt racist parties and incidents only bubble up when the covert racism on campus feels comfortable enough to show itself in the light...
Mississippi school bus accident takes deadly turn
VIDEO - Three adults were killed and at least a dozen students were injured when a tractor-trailer collided head-on with a school bus in Mississippi Tuesday afternoon...
