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January 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A source tells NBC10 that the closures are expected to save as much as $28 million for…
December 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Allegedly fired recently for an act of generosity, Brames believes Chartwells, a company contracted to provide lunches…
December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A professor at the University of Texas has sparked controversy following remarks that black students are failing…
December 12, 2012
OPINION - The school-to-prison pipeline – or, the system of extreme disciplinary practices that push young people out of school…
December 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the biggest awards ever issued for racial harassment in high school — $1 million…
December 2, 2012
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the White House Office of Digital Strategy Invited fourteen online women-focused magazines and publications to an
December 1, 2012
DETROIT (AP) - The ruling that ended Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions was put on hold Friday…
November 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The mother of a Michigan college student has launched an online petition to have her deceased son's…
November 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago AP History teacher Colby Burnett is headed to the final rounds of the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament.…
November 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Texas education commissioner Michael Williams is considering a new rating system that takes the achievement gap into…
October 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Students at L'Ecole de Choix (School of Choice) in Haiti are receiving the best education of their…
October 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - This November, residents will vote again to see if their state's Constitution can finally be rid of…
October 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Florida Board of Education has been met with opposition for approving a strategic plan this week…
October 3, 2012
The controversial education-themed drama Won't Back Down, which stars Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal, bombed at the box…
October 3, 2012
(AP) - As the Supreme Court revisits the use of race in college admissions next week, critics of affirmative action…
October 2, 2012
CHICAGO - The biggest hurdle during last month's Chicago teacher strike was the tentative deal reached by the teachers union…
September 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere a television special on October 14 following the journey of the…
September 26, 2012
MIAMI - Booker T. Washington High School students not only go to class, they also run the new Dade County…
September 26, 2012
VIDEO - As part of the NBC News 2012 "Education Nation" Summit this week, President Barack Obama sat down with…
September 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Amid calls for education change during NBC’s 2012 Education Nation Summit, the Sunday night premiere of Won't…