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Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trial
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...
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Cash strapped Kansas City to close nearly half of its schools
8:48 AM on 03/11/2010
VIDEO - Facing potential bankruptcy, the Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools...
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Elite NYC schools need to be taught about diversity
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...
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TheGrio's 100: John Jackson, bridging education's racial divide
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...
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School scolded for offering fried chicken and greens for MLK Day
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...
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In the South, black schools restored as landmarks
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...
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California chooses education over prisons
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...
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High-tech gadget helps kids with reading and math
1:26 PM on 12/30/2009
VIDEO - It's called the 'Teachermate' reading and math lessons all crammed into a little device...
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Oprah donates $1.5 million to inner city school in Atlanta
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...
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School should be a place for learning, not a battleground
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.
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NAACP files complaint against North Carolina school district
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.
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Children services picks up wrong girl from school
10:17 AM on 12/01/2009
VIDEO - A young girl was picked up from school by a woman she didn't know. Her mother had no idea where she was. It was all done with the school's OK...
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Check the rhyme: 4th graders learn through rap
11:04 AM on 11/25/2009
VIDEO - Kids are putting down their pencils and grabbing the mic, and it's boosting their test scores...
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'Chocolate Santa' leaves a bad taste in some mouths
3:21 PM on 11/12/2009
VIDEO - Garyville, Louisiana man calls himself the "Chocolate Santa," but he's considering a name change after some recent serious concerns.
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Madonna plants tree to launch Malawi girls school
11:08 AM on 10/26/2009
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) -- Madonna is marking the start of construction at her school for girls in Malawi...
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Kid taped up by school employee
8:37 AM on 10/23/2009
VIDEO - A Colorado elementary school employee has been placed on leave after allegedly taping a child's wrists and mouth...
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Group aims to cut sodium and fat from school meals
6:55 AM on 10/22/2009
VIDEO - There are new recommendations on how the nation's schools can make breakfast and lunch programs more nutritious...
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Flat Stanley goes to the White House
8:51 AM on 10/21/2009
VIDEO -- While many of his classmates sent their Flat Stanleys to vacation spots, Savion Mathis had more ambitious plans: The White House...
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Is resistance to H1N1 vaccine healthy?
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.
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Churches could fill the gap in black education
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.
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VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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