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Harvard University president -- Claudine Gay
October 2, 2023
Claudine Gay is continuing her tenure at Harvard University following her inauguration as the institution's first Black president.
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September 27, 2023
Eboni K. Williams said the likelihood of Black women getting married dwindles as they get older and obtain more accolades…
September 24, 2023
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available to discourage legacy admissions.
University of Idaho law school
September 20, 2023
A former University of Idaho law professor has agreed to a $750,000 settlement in her discrimination suit filed against two…
Texas CROWN Act
September 14, 2023
A Black teen at a Houston-area high school has been suspended for weeks because of a policy prohibiting from wearing…
Bunnell Elementary School Florida
September 12, 2023
A Black teacher has resigned a month after leading a racially segregated assembly at Bunnell Elementary School in Florida.
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September 6, 2023
From fostering relationships to financial literacy, here's advice for graduating college seniors from the perspective of a recent graduate.
HBCU presidents step down at high rates
September 5, 2023
At least a dozen presidents at the nation's roughly 100 historically Black colleges or universities have left their positions since…
September 3, 2023
As this generation progresses, many will need extra reading support that schools are not as accustomed to providing for older…
September 2, 2023
A judge handed a Houston teachers union a victory over a new system that will base pay on standardized test…
Stacks of textbooks on "African-American History"
August 31, 2023
Florida rejected the African American studies course due to its lessons on reparations, the Black Lives Matter movement and "queer…
Black teachers, Black educators, Black students, Black parents, Black children, How to make your student's teacher an ally, parent teacher relationships, getting to know your child's teacher, theGrio.com
August 30, 2023
A Black education official sits down with theGrio to discuss how parents can foster better relationships with their children’s teachers.
August 30, 2023
Georgia State's College of Law will offer "The Legal Life of Rick Ross," an exploration of the rapper's business dealings,…
August 27, 2023
Minnesota, Colorado and Michigan are among states making school breakfasts and lunches permanently free to all students.
Boston public schools system
August 26, 2023
The Boston public schools system has allegedly fired a dozen Black administrators who used their positions to advocate for Black…
A young boy scratches the back of his head while looking at a green chalkboard
August 25, 2023
Bunnell Elementary School in Florida failed its Black students and then tried to lay the blame on them. 
Bunnell Elementary School Florida
August 23, 2023
Black parents aren't pleased about their kids being isolated for a school assembly and offered gift cards as incentive to…
August 20, 2023
Experts say that just like kids, adults can benefit from the energy and new possibilities that the start of the…
August 16, 2023
Marvin Dunn led Wednesday's "Teach No Lies" march opposing Florida's curricular mandates addressing Black history, slavery lessons.
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August 16, 2023
There have been at least three violent incidents on or near the Howard campus recently. One student got stabbed and…