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March 2, 2011
TELEMUNDO - Arne Duncan believes that these figures could be key in figuring out the reasons behind the high drop-out…
February 25, 2011
BOSTON (AP) - The owners agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to settle allegations that it abruptly shut down an…
February 24, 2011
VIDEO - Many of the parents argue the although it is important for their children to learn about the slave…
February 21, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Barriers often include lack of funds, fear of racism, worries about delayed graduation, and few role models…
February 15, 2011
OPINION - Overt racist parties and incidents only bubble up when the covert racism on campus feels comfortable enough to…
February 9, 2011
VIDEO - Three adults were killed and at least a dozen students were injured when a tractor-trailer collided head-on with…
February 4, 2011
VIDEO - As Black History Month gets underway, one program in Chicago is helping to create a sense of confidence…
February 2, 2011
OPINION - Since the classroom and textbooks have been an imperfect way of educating students about African-American history, the future…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - With a fresh perspective on education based on design, Tyus is drawing up new blueprints for her…
January 21, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Mays reminded the kids that their parents were their heroes, not athletes, and they should extend…
December 9, 2010
On Monday, The Commission released its annual briefing report on The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)...
December 8, 2010
VIDEO - At a time when kids parade through town and school with pants hanging well below their rear ends,…
December 8, 2010
The statewide statistics highlight a pervasive achievement gap in test scores and graduation rates that persists despite focused efforts to…
December 7, 2010
The university's admissions data confirms that only one black Briton of Caribbean descent was accepted for undergraduate study at Oxford…
November 23, 2010
VIDEO - A Pennsylvania bus driver took some students to the Swissvale Police Department instead of to their homes for…
November 22, 2010
At first they demanded that guests show student ID -- not exactly practical given the fact that it was a…
November 19, 2010
OPINION - Our young men are an endangered breed. And the higher the level of education, the more endangered they…
November 11, 2010
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - The suit claims that a teacher read excerpts from Julius Lester's "From Slave Ship to…
November 9, 2010
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities said four teenagers swiftly stomped, kicked and punched him to death while dozens of bystanders…
November 9, 2010
Only 12 percent of black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white boys...