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January 10, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - According to eyewitnesses, thousands rushed into churches for safety, thinking wrongly of course, that the sanctuary would…
December 26, 2010
OPINION - Today, African-American students are now over three times as likely to be suspended in school, with middle schools…
December 8, 2010
OPINION - To date, over 25 million children have participated in Head Start programs, with billions spent in over a…
December 7, 2010
VIDEO - Miami-Dade schools are unlocking the mystery of meat and much more...
December 3, 2010
OPINION - According to the study, the African American high school students have a 62 percent graduation rate, behind every…
December 3, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Twenty states still allow schools to administer corporal punishment and some don't require parental consent or notification...
November 29, 2010
Two out of three of the young people being held in juvenile detention centers in August and September in that…
November 24, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - When he's not in the studio or on tour, Grammy-award winning singer John Legend is trying to…
November 22, 2010
OPINION - The status quo is unacceptable, the comfortable need to be afflicted, and when it comes to the education…
November 19, 2010
OPINION - Our young men are an endangered breed. And the higher the level of education, the more endangered they…
November 18, 2010
VIDEO - Angry parents in the Vallejo Unified School District packed the district's office Wednesday evening to protest a plan…
November 9, 2010
Only 12 percent of black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white boys...
November 4, 2010
VIDEO - Last week a student posted video to YouTube.com that allegedly shows a fight between a teacher and student...
October 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama said young people need to know that they shouldn't let the challenges they face in…
October 28, 2010
OPINION - It is important for schools to establish an inclusive culture that does not condone bullying or other forms…
October 20, 2010
BALTIMORE (AP) - Over the last three years, black males have improved their graduation rate and decreased their dropout rate…
September 14, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama will make that point Tuesday at a Philadelphia school when he delivers his second back-to-school pep…
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "We have to do more, we have to go farther, and we need your help to lead…
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - He's pushing for $850 million in federal spending on the educational institutions over 10 years...
September 9, 2010
VIDEO - Williams went back to visit a school he built, where he handed out basic school supplies because most…