Education

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June 27, 2011
NEWS ONE - We would like to congratulate ten outstanding graduates from some of the nation's leading historically black colleges…
June 27, 2011
BOSTON (AP) - It's called "Can We Talk?" The film is part of the organization's years-long Boston Busing/Desegregation Project...
June 27, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - About 100 presidents of historically black colleges are meeting to discuss their role in the White House…
June 25, 2011
OPINION - Since 1909, the NAACP has worked with parents, educators, and administrators to ensure a better education for all…
June 22, 2011
VIDEO - A Miami-Dade enrichment program is shedding new light on summer camps in South Florida...
June 21, 2011
OPINION - There is evidence that black women's status as double minorities might actually afford us unique opportunities to avoid…
June 16, 2011
OPINION - According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, American students are less proficient in their nation's history than…
June 16, 2011
PHOENIX (AP) - Supporters of the program have criticized challenges as an attack against Arizona's Hispanic population...
June 8, 2011
VIDEO - Catherine Ferguson Academy is unlike any other school in the country. It has been educating teen mothers since…
June 7, 2011
A majority of Black youth are not politically involved especially those from low-income households, according to a year-long study conducted…
June 7, 2011
OPINION - The latest frontline of the public school vs. charter school battlefield is happening in the most famous African-American…
June 6, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - At Chicago's Lafayette school, financial support for its after-school orchestra program was cut by 10 percent...
June 3, 2011
NBC CHICAGO - Newly appointed schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard said a "performance contract" would hold him accountable for student achievement...
June 3, 2011
OPINION - What if we moved from the fun and scandalous, and actually used Twitter to do something useful?
May 29, 2011
OPINION - Instead of solely spouting more statistics on the disparities, we aim to teach you about each disease and…
May 19, 2011
OPINION - It seems unlikely that the 5,000 public charter schools with 1.7 million students are about to become the…
May 18, 2011
OPINION - It's time for us to get off of our collective butts and sit with our children and start…
May 17, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Four white Philadelphia teachers charge in federal race-bias lawsuits that a black principal suggested they were unfit…
May 13, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Before the earthquake, child servants lived and worked in Port-au-Prince's homes. Today, many, like Rose Manette, serve…
May 13, 2011
We don't know whether former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is running for president, but he is getting into education...