Education

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July 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Educators are accused of giving students inappropriate help and, in some cases, of changing students' answers --…
July 15, 2011
NEWS ONE - Many programs are being created and funded to push young black males along a path to success…
July 8, 2011
ATLANTA - Amirah Tavares recently graduated from high school with plans of going to college and a new knowledge her…
July 5, 2011
VIDEO - After a state investigation, it was found close TO 80 percent of Atlanta Public Schools cheated on the…
July 5, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - In a statement, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel says Obama and the union share a vision and…
July 5, 2011
OPINION - Are African-Americans, Latinos and other racial minorities unduly hurt by the referendum process, when the public policy is…
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?