Education

A former Minnesota House speaker is stepping down as vice chairman of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents following increased criticism over his question about whether the Morris campus is “too diverse.”
/ October 26, 2022
A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
/ October 26, 2022
Reginald DesRoches has made history in becoming Rice University’s first Black president and the eighth president in its 110-year history.
/ October 25, 2022
“The 1619 Project” publisher launches a series of readalongs with authors Matthew Desmond, Michelle Alexander, Leslie Alexander, and more.
/ October 25, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children and widened racial disparities.
/ October 25, 2022
Morehouse College student loan debt theGrio.com
Our cups runneth over with good vibes and good times this week as we celebrate both Morehouse and Spelman Colleges.
/ October 21, 2022
President Joe Biden announced in August that his administration would cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for huge numbers of borrowers.
/ October 21, 2022