Inequities

Wisconsin’s Republican senator has approved lifetime positions for several nominees who were vigorously opposed by coalitions of civil rights groups. In light of the Dobbs decision by the US Supreme Court, Sen. Ron Johnson has…
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In preparation for the Palo Alto Weekly's coverage of the campaigns for Palo Alto Unified Board of Education, we solicited questions from our readers that speak to their topmost concerns about the school district.From their many…
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Six students at Florida A&M University are suing Florida for what they say is a long-running lack of equity between investment in state Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and their…
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DAYTON, Ohio — An upcoming roundtable conversation aims to address ways to improve access to early education in Dayton by eliminating social and economic barriers. What You Need To Know Improvements to early education is the focus of…
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Today, five of the former Little Rock 9 students joined together to reflect on the difference they made— however, they said that the fight for change is not over. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Events throughout the weekend…
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Sep. 23—After a recent city audit flagged a handful of issues with school department finances, the district has taken steps to restructure its finance department and increase staff, the superintendent told a City Council committee…
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Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Sometimes great stories are hidden from plain view, like the story of Vernon High School in Leesville.Vernon High is where African American students went to school before integration in the ‘60s. During that…
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When residents are segregated in a city, so are its schoolchildren. Indeed, segregation among Black, Latinx, and white students in Chicago Public Schools is “very high,” according to UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Public…
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Dubai, UAE: The owner and operator of Central Hotels Group contributed US$483,000 to UNICEF to increase the access of vulnerable children in Mongolia to the Early Childhood Development Program and preschool services.The Al Abdulla…
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - There was a massive law enforcement response prompted by a swatting call at Lourdes High School in Rochester this morning.Rochester Police, the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Rochester Fire Department,…
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