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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ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has rescinded its ban on Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man,' returning it…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…
August 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of at-risk students could fall through the cracks as the Education Department gives states permission to…
August 23, 2013
OPINION - The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom was about more than employment or personal gain – it…
August 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama wants to fundamentally change American higher education, creating effectively a Consumer Reports for colleges that…
August 20, 2013
OPINION - The Philadelphia public schools are in crisis mode right now, with the city agreeing to borrow $50 million…
August 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools — from low…
August 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging…
August 2, 2013
OPINION - My advice to the National Association of Black Journalists: Cover the stories of black educators, change agents, families…