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May 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The move comes after months of opposition by the Chicago Teachers Union, parents, students and a teachers…
May 22, 2013
VIDEO - Heralded as the future mayor of Chicago in the year 2025, 9-year-old Asean Johnson, has spoken at school…
May 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama delivered a fearless and passionate commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, which despite the…
May 17, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Graduation season is underway and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as…
April 17, 2013
OPINION - Erasing the barriers to digitally enhanced learning for students in disadvantaged situations requires a multifaceted approach...
April 11, 2013
VIDEO - In the 30-second commercial, the talk show host shares her thoughts on why caring for children is not…
April 8, 2013
BOSTON (AP) - The uproar started in 1974, when a federal judge imposed busing after a lawsuit claimed black students…
April 3, 2013
OPINION - The Atlanta cheating scandal is about real life, a real 'wire' -- real children and all too real…
April 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The 35 defendants, including Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, have a mandatory deadline to surrender…
March 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As students of the third-largest school district in the nation enter their second day of spring break,…
March 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - At 75, the comedian, philanthropist, actor and everyone's favorite dad as co-creator and star of 'The Cosby…
March 22, 2013
NBC New York - A new after school program at a Brooklyn elementary school is taking a modern approach to…
March 20, 2013
NBC Southern California - The gutting of Men's Central Jail cells to be replaced with inmate classrooms is one element…
March 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT: As a celebrity chef, Cheo helps clients focus on eating better and making healthier choices...
March 15, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female…
March 7, 2013
NBC NEWS - As states have sought waivers from the 100 percent proficiency requirement of No Child Left Behind, new…
March 7, 2013
OPINION - A child’s zip code should never determine her destiny. But today, a child’s health, educational outcomes, and lifetime…
February 28, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Amar'e Stoudemire, 30, is a professional basketball player, author, motivational speaker and dedicated philanthropist..
February 26, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) - Thousands of students couldn't afford to go to college this school year because the U.S. Department of…
February 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - A school principal said she's 'appalled' by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and…