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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…
October 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Asean Johnson, a nine-year-old education activist, joined MSNBC's 'The Ed Show' to talk about Education Nation and…
October 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Philanthropists Laura and John Arnold have offered up to $10 million in emergency funding to the National…
October 6, 2013
NBC News - Before the day’s assignments begin, kindergarteners at Enrico Fermi School No. 17 in Rochester, N.Y., know there’s…
October 6, 2013
VIDEO - Each year, NBC News turns a spotlight on education, through its Education Nation initiative...
September 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is telling colleges and universities they can continue to seek diversity in admissions despite…
September 26, 2013
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has rescinded its ban on Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man,' returning it…
September 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scores on the SAT college entrance exam were largely stagnant for a third year, although African-American students…