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April 27, 2010
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) - Walkouts, organized on Facebook, were reported in southern and central New Jersey, with more planned…
April 22, 2010
VIDEO - The financial meltdown has dealt a painful blow to our nation's schools, and in the coming months, drastic…
April 19, 2010
VIDEO - African-Americans remain one of the most adversely affected cultural groups in society, especially compared to their white counterparts...
April 19, 2010
While budgets need to be balanced, this tendency to cut schools in order to reduce budget deficits creates a concerning…
April 16, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - Spelman College will use a $1 million grant to increase the number of engineers who are black…
April 9, 2010
OPINION - True accountability can only emerge when states receive the funds they need to educate young people and not…
April 6, 2010
VIDEO - Only 11 percent of students in the first generation of their families to graduate college successfully complete school,…
April 1, 2010
VIDEO - If unemployment is the next issue on Obama's to-do list, what exactly should he do to create more…
March 30, 2010
Dr. John S. Wilson, a Morehouse and Harvard alum, explains how education reforms Obama signs into law today will directly…
March 29, 2010
OPINION - This initiative would save over $60 billion dollars over 10 years by ending subsidies to commercial and private…
March 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - From caregivers and laborers to CEOs and scientists, black women have held pivotal leadership roles in building America…
March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation will give more needy students access to bigger college Pell Grants and make it easier…
March 25, 2010
OPINION - Although I like to think of education as a tool for personal enrichment, the fact is most people…
March 24, 2010
VIDEO - The school board in North Carolina's capital city narrowly agreed Tuesday to roll back a policy that buses…
March 21, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - With health care dominating House action, President Obama was looking for another domestic policy victory Sunday -…
March 19, 2010
VIDEO - We hit the barbershops to find out how African-Americans feel about the state of America's education system...
March 18, 2010
CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island (AP) - A union is condemning an effigy of President Obama that was hung upside down…
March 17, 2010
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Public Schools are considering closing 45 schools in the next five years because students are leaving…
March 15, 2010
VIDEO - The Obama Administration is proposing education changes to ensure students are ready for college or a career rather…
March 9, 2010
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure…