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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ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has rescinded its ban on Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man,' returning it…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…
September 26, 2013
(AP) - There is no central clearinghouse for local school board policies on hairstyles, or surveys indicating whether such rules…
September 24, 2013
OPINION - There is no teacher-student race ratio that’s perfect...
September 23, 2013
NBC Philadelphia - Racially-charged text messages are behind the recent resignations of two Philadelphia-area school administrators, sources say.
September 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Jaden Smith bashed America's education system on the social media site Twitter yesterday...
September 7, 2013
ESSAY - The question of black patriotism is especially timely as the nation considers military action in Syria...
September 4, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Before they start the school year together, the staff at the Kensington High School for Creative and…