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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…
July 31, 2013
NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
July 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Gregory Ellison, 36, an assistant professor in the theology faculty, kicked off the initiative on Saturday…
July 19, 2013
NBC CHICAGO - Former NBA player Magic Johnson is hoping to cast his spell on the educational experience of some…
July 19, 2013
NBC Chicago - More than 2,100 Chicago Public Schools employees could be laid off Friday morning, bringing the total number…
July 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The fight to keep Morris Brown College afloat continues with reports that the HBCU is proposing a…
July 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken rapper Lupe Fiasco had some harsh real talk for a group of Chicago high school grads…
June 29, 2013
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Cory Booker had just 53 days to convince New Jersey Democrats to nominate him to be…
June 26, 2013
OPINION - Obesity is now classified as a disease. This was the final decision at the annual meeting of the…
June 25, 2013
OPINION - The Supreme Court did not dismantle affirmative action in its long-awaited ruling on Monday. It didn’t really affirm…
June 24, 2013
ANALYSIS - The Supreme Court's ruling Monday, while not the death blow to affirmative action that many of its supporters…
June 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court…
June 13, 2013
OPINION - It's 2013 and we've yet to truly overcome. Maybe it's not the best policy. But it is much…
June 9, 2013
ANALYSIS - Did Evelynn Hammonds, the first African-American and first woman to serve as Harvard College Dean, fall due to…