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University of Pittsburgh thegrio.com
August 24, 2020
The University of Pittsburgh will require all incoming first-year students to complete a course on anti-Black racism.
Indiana Teen Howard University www.theGrio.com
August 24, 2020
A teenager in Indiana chooses to attend Howard University after being accepted into over 60 undergraduate programs.
Zoom thegrio.com
August 24, 2020
Zoom experiences a major platform outage right as students and teachers gear up to begin virtual learning.
August 22, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos executed President Trump's action giving federal student loan borrowers more needed relief.
August 19, 2020
Gabrielle, who attends school in Pennsylvania, says Trump's response to COVID-19 changed her life and the lives of others across…
August 19, 2020
OPINION: Black children and youth are falling behind disproportionately on their education in the classroom and its impact is devastating.
Donald J. Williams Florida Zoom thegrio.com
August 12, 2020
A Florida girl logged into a Zoom class for her first day of school on Tuesday when she witnessed her…
A Plea For Help, In Crayon: Children Ask Congress For COVID Relief
August 11, 2020
Research shows that positive cases of COVID-19 among children are growing as schools across the country reopen amid the pandemic.
Alabama cheerleader thegrio.com
August 11, 2020
Six white Alabama high school cheerleaders are under fire after a picture of them posed with a Confederate flag T-shirt…
North Paulding Georgia thegrio.com
August 7, 2020
A school in Georgia has lifted the suspension of a teenager who shared a photo of the crowded hallway at…
School Classroom theGrio.com
August 7, 2020
As the federal government urges schools across the country to reopen, fear of contracting COVID-19 remains high, especially for many…
North Paulding Georgia thegrio.com
August 6, 2020
Students at North Paulding, a Georgia high school, are being threatened with suspension if they expose the coronavirus conditions.
Barron Donald Melania Trump thegrio.com
August 3, 2020
Barron Trump’s private school is banning in-person learning until October due to COVID-19 despite the president wanting schools to reopen.
July 31, 2020
Some Black and Indigenous educational leaders are resisting the push prompted by the national reckoning over racial injustice and police…
Philadelphia teen thegrio.com
July 29, 2020
A suburban Philadelphia teen says she was targeted in an online post by a classmate but police say the post…
Charter School Movement Grows As Obama Voices Plans To Expand System
July 28, 2020
Not only is the COVID-19 curve going in the wrong direction, the standard operations of any school suggest that having…
Harvard And MIT Sue Trump Administration Over Foreign Student Rule
July 14, 2020
Trump rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the U.S. if their schools held…
President Trump Participates In National Dialogue On Safely Reopening Nation's Schools
July 8, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal money if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed…
July 6, 2020
Rehan Staton, a former sanitation worker in Maryland, is celebrating his acceptance into Harvard Law School after overcoming personal adversities.
July 3, 2020
USC alum Jacqueline Diep created The Big Homie Project, to help close the opportunity gap between kids in East Palo…