School News

Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trial

By theGrio

4:52 PM on 03/19/2010

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oprah and several schoolgirls allegedly abused at her academy in South Africa are expected to testify in a trial over a defamation lawsuit...

Elite NYC schools need to be taught about diversity

By theGrio

1:53 PM on 02/09/2010

From The NY Times - Parents and educators criticize Stuyvesant and Bronx Science for admitting few black & Latino children - blame standardized testing and poor preparation...

TheGrio's 100: John Jackson, bridging education's racial divide

By Myranda Stephens

5:00 AM on 02/01/2010

TheGrio's 100 - John Jackson was twelve years old when he moved from Chicago to the suburbs and saw a difference not only in his environment, but in his education...

School scolded for offering fried chicken and greens for MLK Day

By theGrio

3:42 PM on 01/15/2010

Denver Public Schools experienced widespread backlash after announcing that it would serve fried chicken and collard greens in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...

In the South, black schools restored as landmarks

By theGrio

3:55 PM on 01/14/2010

From NYTimes.com Until 1923, the only school in the largely black farm settlement of Pine Grove was the one hand-built by parents, a drafty wooden structure in the churchyard. Anyone who could read and write could serve as teacher. With no desks and paper scarce, teachers used painted wood for...

California chooses education over prisons

By David A. Love

8:30 AM on 01/12/2010

OPINION - California has the right idea when it comes to ending its prison boom and investing more in its future. But other states should follow suit as well...

High-tech gadget helps kids with reading and math

By theGrio

1:26 PM on 12/30/2009

VIDEO - It's called the 'Teachermate' reading and math lessons all crammed into a little device...

Oprah donates $1.5 million to inner city school in Atlanta

By theGrio

5:49 AM on 12/18/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - A private middle school in inner city Atlanta has received $1.5 million from Oprah Winfrey...

School should be a place for learning, not a battleground

By David A. Love

8:12 AM on 12/16/2009

OPINION - During the civil rights movement, black students required military escorts just to go to school. Back then, the issue was school desegregation. Today, the issue is school safety and the threat of student violence.

NAACP files complaint against North Carolina school district

By theGrio

9:00 AM on 12/02/2009

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --The NAACP has filed a federal complaint against an eastern North Carolina public school system. The organization claims the district has deliberately segregated schools.

Madonna plants tree to launch Malawi girls school

By theGrio

11:08 AM on 10/26/2009

LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) -- Madonna is marking the start of construction at her school for girls in Malawi...

Is resistance to H1N1 vaccine healthy?

By Noel Anderson

7:30 AM on 10/21/2009

OPINION - Rogue medical trials are rooted in black social memory in this country, so I believe it's healthy to be skeptical and to turn simple answers into critical questions on this issue.

Churches could fill the gap in black education

By Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.

6:00 AM on 10/16/2009

OPINION - Perhaps our churches can take a page out of the churches that used their facilities as schools for freed slaves.

Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes

VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...