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Activists to Meet with Duncan Over Closures, Civil Rights

Are decisions by city school districts to close local schools governed by civil rights rules in the Department of Education? That’s what activists from Detroit, Newark and Philadelphia want to find...

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DOE Looking at Racial Bias In Seattle Disciplinary Policies

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a probe into the Seattle Public Schools over the complaints that the district discriminates against its students based on race. Specifically, the DOE is...

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Center for Civil Rights Remedies Shines Light on Minority Discipline

The Center for Civil Rights Remedies at the UCLA Civil Rights Project has released two reports that show a racial component in the application of punitive disciplinary measures and aid schools that...

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Study: Race Plays Role in Political Response to Falling Grad Rates

Analysis by Dr. Patrick Flavin of Baylor University and Michael Hartney of the University of Notre Dame concludes that state education authorities and policymakers tend to be more responsive to...

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Alabama’s Race-Based Benchmarks Draw Controversy

Alabama is just one of many states rolling out a new academic accountability system in the next couple of years. However, it will be one of the few that takes into account not just student performance...

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Majority of Americans Continue to Reject Race-Based College Admissions

Americans might have complex opinions on achievement gaps between white students and students of color. But on one issue their views are unambiguous – they do not want colleges to adopt race-based...

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Are White Kids Getting Shortchanged by Alabama’s Desegregation Order?

Education officials in Alabama’s Huntsville City Schools have approved nearly 300 student transfer requests from those enrolled in failing schools. Every single one is an African-American student...

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Michigan Affirmative Action Case

On October 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to Michigan’s Proposal 2, a 2006 ballot measure that led to a state constitutional ban on race-conscious college admissions...

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Illinois School Report Card Finds Dramatic Shifts in Ethnic, Racial Makeup

Recently-released Illinois School Report Card data shows dramatic shifts in the ethnic and racial makeup in Illinois schools, finding that 35 Chicago-area school districts have seen a change in the...

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Justice Dept Weighs In On Racial Discrimination In School Discipline

New recommendations on classroom discipline that seek to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules have been issued by the Obama...

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