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June 14, 2012
The parents of young black men Loudon Country Washington D.C didn't want their children to be left behind in the…
June 8, 2012
OPINION - If you encounter a 'disruptive cheerer' who is making it hard for other people to hear, don’t call…
June 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new study, titled 'The Relative Returns to Graduating from a Historically Black College/University' found that graduates…
June 7, 2012
MADAME NOIRE - From the first black female PhD graduates to the first black female presidents of prestigious universities, the…
June 7, 2012
VIDEO - Harlem's Village Academies (HVA) founded in 2003 by Dr. Deborah Kenny has had a lot of positive buzz…
May 30, 2012
OPINION - Should Sean 'Diddy' Combs' son Justin accept a scholarship to play football at UCLA, or should a man…
May 29, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) - Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary…
May 24, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mitt Romney struggled to find support for his education proposals while campaigning at an inner-city school Thursday,…
May 22, 2012
The Sunlight Foundation has released a report stating that members of Congress are speaking at a 10th grade level...
May 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new research effort aims to find out how African-American home-schoolers stack up academically against students in…
May 11, 2012
Brian Martinez has created an online platform that gives schools and teachers something they cannot find anywhere else...
May 10, 2012
OPINION - The all-too-familiar dismissive tone and the requisite squabbles that accompany these attacks are normal fare for what constitute…
May 9, 2012
(AP) - Major League Baseball would fund scholarships and exert greater influence over Division I college baseball under what would…
May 9, 2012
Naomi Schaefer Riley, blogger for 'The Chronicle of Higher Education', recently parted ways with the site after outrage over an…
May 4, 2012
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across…
April 30, 2012
Fifth-grade students at P.S. 36 are bettering their communication skills and decision-making by becoming life-size pieces in a chess game...
April 25, 2012
VIDEO - Students in Harlem learn how to play squash and improve their grades through the Street Squash after school…
April 25, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Now the founder and CEO of StudentsFirst, Michelle Rhee is using her years of expertise to advise…
April 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - An estimated 1.5 million black students could see their student loans increase unless Congress and President Obama…
April 23, 2012
BERKELEY, California (AP) - Fifteen years ago, California voters were asked: Should colleges consider a student's race when they decide…