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October 12, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 19-month civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles Unified School District found that the district…
October 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It was not until 1979 that an African-American, Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr., donned cosmonaut overalls. Three-years later,…
October 7, 2011
The Tribune - "There is no better investment than investment in our kids, especially when they are very little," Shakira…
October 4, 2011
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders' charter school application was among eight approved by the Texas State Board of Education…
October 4, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The hot pink puppet with a purple nose and turquoise eyelids will make her debut in a…
October 1, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - After this trip students and teachers return to the classroom with a better relationship with each other…
September 30, 2011
A report released last week by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) found that first-time enrollment in science graduate programs…
September 30, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Every fall, Arizona State University students can learn about the n-word, in all its complexities and connotations...
September 29, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - An August 17, 2011 Quinnipiac University Poll indicates that amongst black voters Christie has an 81 percent…
September 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama told students Wednesday in a back-to-school address that they bear responsibility in helping America…
September 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - More than half of states fail when it comes to teaching about the Civil Rights Movement in…
September 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For U.S. schools with a large African-American and Latino population, the teachers are drastically short-changed, according to…
September 27, 2011
TheGrio REPORTS -- Beyond the draw of show bands, step shows and fond campus memories, HBCUs offer a solid academic…
September 26, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Rasheedah Phillips was on the path to becoming part of a grim statistic. More than 7,000 students…
September 25, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - At Suncoast Community High School in Palm Beach County, they're proud of being ranked the 9th best…
September 25, 2011
EDUCATION NATION - Studies show that parents make a big difference in the academic success of their kids. But how…
September 23, 2011
OPINION - In schools and in neighborhoods throughout this country, a new generation of history makers are budding...
September 23, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with Edelman for a one on one interview about the state of education and…
September 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to energize school performance at the local level by giving states the…
September 21, 2011
According to a study being released in the October edition of the Journal of Marriage and Family, though black Americans…