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December 30, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — A former teacher, principal and longtime advocate of early childhood education will be the next leader…
December 27, 2013
MSNBC - In Chicago, the school board has struck more broadly and with a heavier axe than any other school…
December 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public school students in the nation's largest cities are improving their performance in reading and math faster…
December 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - It is often said that the younger generation are disinterested and disengaged from politics. But one young…
December 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - New data shows that, in a number of areas -- teen pregnancy, violent crime and increasing gradation…
November 23, 2013
NBC News - Mesha Exum wonders how her life would have turned out without a stroke of good luck 11…
November 22, 2013
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge gave preliminary approval Friday to a proposed settlement that would bring an…
November 19, 2013
ANALYSIS - Duncan, in very impolitic terms, was trying to make an important point: lackluster American schools are not just…
November 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan continued to face criticism Monday over reported remarks that seemed to dismiss 'white…
November 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In the kickoff speech of her new education push, Michelle Obama on Tuesday invoked a word that…
November 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging into a broader policy role, Michelle Obama is joining President Barack Obama's efforts to get the…
November 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Yes, today's students are doing better than those who came before them. But the improvements have come…
November 4, 2013
In Plain Sight - Only 19 percent of low-income third graders have "age-appropriate cognitive skills," according to a policy report…
November 1, 2013
theGRIO Q&A - TheGrio sat down with Lhota days before the final mayoral debate to discuss the controversial ad, his…
October 24, 2013
OPINION - Not only do our HBCUs stand as a testament to the challenges that lie in the future but…
October 17, 2013
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia schools learned Wednesday they will get an extra $45 million from the state as the…
October 15, 2013
MSNBC - Following the closing of 23 schools in Philadelphia at the end of last school year, many students are…
October 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions…
October 10, 2013
OPINION - The government shutdown in full effect, and not much is getting done in Washington these days...
October 9, 2013
OPINION - We are especially proud that two-thirds of our corps members stay in education and about one third of…