Education

National Shutdown, ICE protests, ICE student walkouts, student walkouts, theGrio.com
Thousands of students are planning to walk out of schools across Georgia as part of the “National Shutdown” in protest…
/ January 30, 2026
AI in the classroom, AI, theGrio.com
High school American literature and composition teacher Chanea Bond resorted to handwritten assignments to keep her students from using AI.
/ January 29, 2026
Dr. Kevin James, Kevin James Morris Brown, Morris Brown College, Morris Brown President
One week after he was ousted by the Board of Trustees, Kevin James has been reinstated as President of Morris…
/ January 20, 2026
Dr. Kevin James, Morris Brown College, www.theGrio.com
Dr. Kevin James, the president of Morris Brown College, has been ousted by the school's board after leading for seven…
/ January 13, 2026
Lubbock-Cooper, racism in school, Trump Administration, Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Texas, Black students, theGrio.com
Parents and students are raising the alarm in one Lubbock-Cooper school district after investigations into racist incidents stall. 
/ January 8, 2026
Jan. 6 riot, Jan 6 anniversary theGrio.com
On Jan. 6, 2021, Nathan Tate was one of many DC police officers defending the US Capitol. Five years later,…
/ January 7, 2026
Bobby Wagner Commanders NFL MBA Howard University HBCU thegrio.com
Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner is set to graduate with an MBA from Howard University while closing in on 2,000 career…
/ December 20, 2025
Texas State University, Texas State University Black history, Texas State University Black history museum, Texas State University Black History 101 theGrio.com
After inviting the Black History 101 Mobile Museum to campus, Texas State University uninvited the Black history exhibit citing DEI…
/ December 18, 2025
Early childhood education, Keanna Sanders, Sandbridge Early Learning Center, government shut down, lay offs, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
Keanna Sanders, owner and operator of Sandbridge Early Learning Center, is offering free slots in her program for families in…
/ December 16, 2025
Barbara Rose Johns, Robert E. Lee, U.S. Capitol, Brown v Board of Ed, theGrio.com
The U.S. Capitol unveils statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns, who protested her Virginia high school’s poor conditions…
/ December 16, 2025
Colleges are shifting their focus to need-based aid and broader recruitment to bring in more students from underserved communities —…
/ December 11, 2025
University of Alabama, University of Alabama student magazines, University of Alabama 1956 magazine, University of Alabama alice magazine, University of Alabama pam bondi, University of Alabama DEI theGrio.com
The University of Alabama suspends Black and women-focused magazines, citing a Trump administration memo amid its anti-DEI crackdown.
/ December 4, 2025