Ex-superintendent indicted in Atlanta school cheating scandal
NBC News - A grand jury indicted a former superintendent and more than 30 other educators Friday in one of the nation's largest cheating scandals that rocked Atlanta's public schools.
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...
Chicago Teachers Union, supporters gear up for rally on school closings
theGRIO REPORT - As students of the third-largest school district in the nation enter their second day of spring break, many of them are spending their vacation protesting the proposed closing of 54 Chicago public schools...
23 Philly schools slated to close
NBC PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to save four public schools and close more than two dozen in an effort to save the cash-strapped district about $24 million per year.
Obama bestows Presidential Citizens Medals
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is bestowing the Presidential Citizens Medal on the six adults killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December.
theGrio’s 100: Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union head who led thousands
theGRIO'S 100 - Lewis was at the center of Chicago teachers’ strike, which put the national spotlight back on urban public schools.,,
Chicago teacher makes 'Jeopardy!' finals
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago AP History teacher Colby Burnett is headed to the final rounds of the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament. If he wins, he'll take home a $100,000 prize and secure a spot in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions...
A word to discouraging teachers: Watch what you say
ESSAY - Just because you find yourself frustrated or inept in that moment, this is not the time to inform your student that he or she is never going to amount to anything...
Chicago teachers begin voting on contract
CHICAGO - The biggest hurdle during last month's Chicago teacher strike was the tentative deal reached by the teachers union and school district to end seven days of picketing and send kids back to class...
Obama promotes school reform, opposes 'teacher bashing'
VIDEO - As part of the NBC News 2012 "Education Nation" Summit this week, President Barack Obama sat down with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie to discuss his vision for the future of education in America.
