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September 9, 2010

Slideshow: Surprising beauty amidst struggle in Sierra Leone

SLIDESHOW - I'll remember a place full of natural beauty, the ocean, the mountains, the clear night skies....
August 25, 2010

Oops! Error might have cost NJ an education grant

HADDONFIELD, N.J (AP) - Now Democrats are teeing off on Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, for the problem...
August 25, 2010

America needs more college grads: How HBCUs can help

OPINION - We believe federal investment in these kinds of programs could result in 18,000 additional college graduates a year…
August 24, 2010

9 states, DC named 'Race to the Top' grant winners

ATLANTA (AP) - The aim of the historic program is to reward ambitious changes to improve schools and close the…
August 17, 2010

How black male student underachievement is reversible

OPINION - When the equity agenda is elevated and achieved in education, the more likely it is that black males,…
August 16, 2010

Triumph fades on racial gap in city schools

The 2010 state results, released last month, came as a blow to the legacy of the mayor and the chancellor,…
August 13, 2010

Why school choice is compelling for kids, parents

OPINION - Your zip code and your income may determine where you live...but they shouldn't determine your child's future...
August 11, 2010

Education reform is a test America must pass

OPINION - Education is the pathway out of poverty. For too long poverty has perpetuated ignorance, which feeds discrimination and…
August 6, 2010

White supremacist running for Calif. school board

RIALTO, Calif. (AP) - Dan Schruender, a past president of the California chapter of Aryan Nations, filed nomination papers Monday…
August 3, 2010

Texas in need of more minority teachers

DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday that two out of three Texas teachers in the past school…
August 2, 2010

Lunch ladies going gourmet as food gets new look

DENVER (AP) - They still wear sensible shoes, but the nation's lunch ladies are trading in their hair nets for…
July 22, 2010

Battle over ‘resegregation’ not over in NC

OPINION - As a nation, we should remember that racial discrimination, in the form of separate and unequal education, is…
July 21, 2010

Racial tensions roil NC school board; 19 arrests

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - Protesters and police scuffled over claims that a new busing system would resegregate schools...
July 15, 2010

'Resegregation' fears fuel unrest in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Integration came relatively peacefully to the North Carolina capital. There was no "stand in the schoolhouse…
July 12, 2010

Putting America back to work is NAACP's first priority

OPINION - Our nation's children -- from the Gulf Coast to the Iron City -- deserve for all of us…
June 30, 2010

Five of the biggest charter school myths debunked

OPINION - With the growth of the charter school movement since the 1990s to offer choice and accountability in public…
June 22, 2010

Money for grades fails to motivate students in Harvard study

OPINION - The overall failure of incentives to produce significant academic impact confirms that achievement is not solely informed by…
June 21, 2010

‘School of the Future’ bridges gap to graduation

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Microsoft-designed "High School of the Future" graduated its first senior class Tuesday, overcoming challenges both institutional…
May 20, 2010

Texas school board under fire for slavery revisions

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Critics, including the president of the NAACP, a former U.S. education secretary and the committee that…
May 17, 2010

Three ways to preserve Brown v. Board’s promise

OPINION - The decades since Brown have given rise to a toxic mix of increased racial isolation in schools that…