Education

HillmanTok, Black history month, teaching black history outside the classroom, theGrio.com
From high schoolers in Florida to professors on TikTok many have been getting creative to keep learning Black History.
/ February 28, 2025
Caleb Wilson, Omega Psi Phi, Southern University and A&M College, Omega Psi Phi death, hazing, college hazing, Black fraternities, Black greek life, theGrio.com
Southern University junior Caleb Wilson was pronounced dead on Thursday, Feb. 27, after collapsing during ritual.
/ February 28, 2025
USDA, the 1890 Scholars Program, the Department of Agriculture, HBCUs, Black colleges, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
The HBCU Scholars program was suspended last week as the Trump Administration continues to slash DEI efforts.
/ February 26, 2025
Rutgers, DEI, Donald Trump, ending DEI, higher ed, HBCUs, theGrio.com
Rutgers education center instructed to “cease all work” under the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility HUB at Jobs for the…
/ January 27, 2025
Black enrollment in medical school, Black medical school students, Black college students, Affirmative Action, Black Health and Wellness, theGrio.com
The data represents the first medical school class since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in June 2023.
/ January 10, 2025
School Rideshares, school bus service, Piggyback network, yellow school bus, school bus service cuts, student rideshares, student ridesharing, schools cutting bus service, theGrio.com
State and local governments decide how widely to offer school bus service. Lately, more have been cutting back.
/ December 17, 2024
literacy, school literacy, literacy materials in schools, student literacy, student reading rates, learning to read, theGrio.com
States around the country have been overhauling reading curricula in favor of research-based strategies known as the “science of reading."
/ December 9, 2024
Michael Rainey Jr., Staten Island Turkey Drive, R.A.R.E organization, theGrio.com
“Powerbook II: Ghost” star Michael Rainey Jr. has partnered with the R.A.R.E. Foundation to provide financial literacy resources to New…
/ November 27, 2024
Florida book bans, Florida school libraries, books pulled from Florida schools, Florida school book bans, Toni Morrison book bans, Maya Angelou book bans, George M. Johnson book bans, Richard Wright book bans, LGBTQ book bans, queer book bans, Black book bans, theGrio.com
Alena Analeigh McQuarter, the Brown STEM Girl founder, Alena Analeigh McQuarter GoFundMe theGrio.com
15-year-old PhD student, Alena Analeigh McQuarter hopes to overcome financial barriers with the help of a GoFundMe campaign.
/ November 11, 2024
Williamsburg Bray School, theGrio.com
Williamsburg Bray School, the nation's oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, will have a dedication ceremony on Friday.
/ November 1, 2024
Yale University, theGrio.com
The debate over an apology comes after Yale, which has been in New Haven since the early 1700s, formally apologized…
/ October 28, 2024