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October 1, 2025
Roberts, a native of Guyana and former Olympian, was detained last week and is challenging a removal order he thought…
September 10, 2025
National teacher unions and faith leaders say raids near schools and churches are traumatizing children and undermining education.
September 10, 2025
New test results reveal high school seniors struggling with basic skills, raising concerns about America’s academic and economic future.
thegrio, trump, diversity programs, teachers unions
February 26, 2025
The Trump administration claims to be targeting widespread discrimination in education; the claims have been met with pushback.
October 18, 2024
On FOX News, former president Donald Trump said he would shut down the Department of Education and punish schools which…
Ron DeSantis, erasing Black history, theGrio.com
June 6, 2023
Ron DeSantis’ obsession with dismantling equitable learning is absolutely rooted in white supremacy, and we must combat it as such.
Kids at school eating
March 13, 2023
Congress temporarily made school meals free to all American schoolkids, but since that ended last fall, the need has only…
February 18, 2023
“New Jersey will proudly teach our kids that Black History is American History,” Gov. Phil Murphy said in announcing course…
February 2, 2023
The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky was created to help educators put Black Kentucky residents in their lessons.
Rockwood School District
May 6, 2022
OPINION: The governor of Texas said he plans to pursue banning undocumented immigrant children from Texas public schools. Dobbs could…
Chicago Public Schools Lori Lightfoot COVID-19 thegrio.com
August 5, 2020
Chicago Public School made the decision to move to remote learning in the fall after pushback from parents and teachers,…
March 12, 2016
Today, a student in America can go from Kindergarten to college and never have one teacher of color. In a
February 13, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - An educator, social activist and charter school advocate, Canada, 62, has been known for his work on…
October 15, 2013
OPINION - The question people are asking is whether the budget cuts to the Philadelphia School District killed 12-year-old Laporshia…
August 20, 2013
OPINION - The Philadelphia public schools are in crisis mode right now, with the city agreeing to borrow $50 million…
October 4, 2012
CHICAGO - The rank and file of the Chicago Teachers Union have overwhelmingly ratified the new contract put before them…
September 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Amid calls for education change during NBC’s 2012 Education Nation Summit, the Sunday night premiere of Won't…
July 30, 2012
CHICAGO - Groupon has announced it's now taking donations on CPS' behalf to provide school supplies to low-income students...
July 15, 2011
WASHINGTON - D.C. Public Schools let go of hundreds of teachers today, as part of the policy introduced by former…