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by Katti Gray onJanuary 12, 2011
The president of the predominantly black Brooklyn, N.Y., college has threatened to evict a think tank dedicated to prison-reform issues. Is there room for ex-convicts on campus? Or is this all about gentrification?
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by Erin E. Evans onJanuary 3, 2011
When schools are failing, these parents are taking education to the house.
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by The Buzz onJanuary 2, 2011
Job hunting? Check out this listing from The Root's Jobs section.
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by Abdul Ali onDecember 16, 2010
Precocious tween Willow Smith says she's too busy with her bustling career to worry about her lessons. Problem?
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by Washington Post onNovember 11, 2010
Black male students are trailing their white counterparts for reasons that are often not well understood.
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by Nsenga Burton onOctober 20, 2010
The truth shall set you free?
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by Lauren Williams onOctober 13, 2010
Michelle Obama will campaign for seven Senate candidates over the next two weeks.
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by Helena Andrews onOctober 7, 2010
Helena Andrews re-examines her privileged private-school education after seeing the documentary Waiting for Superman.
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by Lenny McAllister onOctober 1, 2010
The Oct. 2 rally sounds good in name, but let's call it what it really is: an attempt to unite liberals in time for the November elections.
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“I will put our record on education up against any administration at any economic time,” said Robert Gibbs.
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