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Study: Doctors May 'Learn

Study: Doctors May 'Learn" Bias In Med School

September 06, 2011
New Johns Hopkins research shows that medical students -- just like the general American population -- may have unconscious if not overt preferences for white people, but this innate bias does not appear to translate into different or lesser health care of other races. The research findings, to be published tomorrow in the Journal ... read more

Southern Schools Partner In $4M STEM Program For Minorities

August 19, 2011
The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $4.9 million grant to the University of Georgia and six partner institutions that aims to bolster the number of students from underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. From the Peach State Louis Stokes ... read more

Study: Suburban Schools Keep Disadvantaged "Down"

August 18, 2011
A new study by University of Kansas researchers shows as suburban school districts have gained advantages over their urban counterparts, they have tenaciously clung to them, often at the expense of urban districts. While urban schools’ not keeping pace with suburban schools is an acknowledged problem, few have studied the causes of the discrepancies. ... read more

School Reform Discussed At Black Caucus Confab

August 12, 2011
As Memphis City Schools enacts groundbreaking reforms to turn around the low-income urban district's troubled history, Deputy Superintendent Irving Hamer is sharing the city's story of increasing the effectiveness of its teachers at the Congressional Black Caucus' mid-year conference in Tunica, Miss., on Friday. With the recent announcement by the Obama administration that individual states ... read more

Feds Settle With Ala School Board Over Racial Disparities

August 09, 2011
The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Pickens County, Ala., school board to eliminate racial disparities in its system. Under terms of the agreement, the board, working with state officials, will develop policies and programs to eliminate racial disparities in student discipline, grade retention, graduation rates and post-graduate scholarships, the Justice Department said in a release. The agreement further obligates the board to intensify its efforts to recruit minority ... read more

$5.8M Grant To Expand Latino Afterschool Programs

July 15, 2011
The Goizueta Foundation, a private grant-making foundation in Atlanta, has awarded YMCA of the USA a grant for $5.8 million to expand YMCA early learning and afterschool programs for Hispanic and Latino families, with a focus on those from underserved communities. The grant will also help the Y further develop ... read more

Federal School Funding Measure Labelled Anti-Civil Rights

July 14, 2011
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is speaking out against the "State and Local Funding Flexibility Act" (H.R. 2445), which was approved yesterday ... read more
Brief

Brief "Racial Disparity In School Funding Is No Myth"

July 07, 2011
This week the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, released a new issue brief that debunks a recent backgrounder by Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation. Richwine’s report, titled “The Myth of Racial Disparities in Public School Financing,” suggests that public education spending is broadly similar ... read more
Parent's Group Opposes Charter School Expansion Plan

Parent's Group Opposes Charter School Expansion Plan

July 05, 2011
Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States today is speaking out in opposition of HR 2218, the “Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act.” ... read more
Conference Touts Growth Of Charter Schools

Conference Touts Growth Of Charter Schools

June 23, 2011
According to data relesed by the National Alliance for Public Charter School (NAPCS), who recenlty celebrated its 11th annual conference in Atlanta, public charter school growth has risen by nearly 12% between 2009 and 2011. The data show public charter schools serve a higher percentage of non-white and urban students, with 63% of public charter schools being non-white, compared to 43% of that same population in conventional public schools. Roughly 55% of public charter schools are located in large cities as opposed to 25% of traditional public schools. ... read more
Civil Rights Coalition Unveils Plan To Transform High Schools

Civil Rights Coalition Unveils Plan To Transform High Schools

June 07, 2011
“We can no longer afford to wait to transform our public high schools. All students must attain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the 21st century marketplace ." ... read more
NCAA Hitting Black Schools Harder?

NCAA Hitting Black Schools Harder?

June 03, 2011
Where many non-HBCU peers – including schools with similarly limited resources – show some improvement, teams at HBCUs are trending in the opposite direction. ... read more
DC Public Charter School Discipline Policies Hurt Minorities

DC Public Charter School Discipline Policies Hurt Minorities

May 27, 2011
School discipline policies and procedures in D.C. public charter schools lead to high expulsion and suspension rates of minorities. ... read more
Yale School of Medicine Honors First Black Women Graduates

Yale School of Medicine Honors First Black Women Graduates

May 27, 2011
“We are delighted to celebrate the accomplishments of these extraordinary African Americans who courageously broke the racial barrier at Yale School of Medicine.” ... read more
Southern Poverty Law Center Recognizes Tolerance Efforts Of Schools

Southern Poverty Law Center Recognizes Tolerance Efforts Of Schools

May 23, 2011
"Each of these schools can serve as examples for other schools hoping to instill these values in their students, faculty and staff." ... read more
SPLC Sues School District Over Suspensions

SPLC Sues School District Over Suspensions

May 13, 2011
"The principal just called and said he was out for the rest of the year, but he wouldn't tell me what for," she said. "That's just not fair." ... read more
Obama Choses Historic Memphis School As

Obama Choses Historic Memphis School As "Race To The Top" Winner

May 10, 2011
Booker T. Washington is the city’s oldest high school created for black students during segregation. ... read more
Report Examines Safety In Chicago Public Schools

Report Examines Safety In Chicago Public Schools

May 10, 2011
The best predictor of whether students and teachers feel safe is the quality of relationships inside the school building. ... read more
Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates

Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates "School-To-Prison Pipeline"

May 06, 2011
Increasing the number of suspensions increases the risks of the most vulnerable students to being pushed out of school. ... read more
Justice Department Moves Against Miss. School District In Desegregation Case

Justice Department Moves Against Miss. School District In Desegregation Case

May 03, 2011
The DOJ says the federal court overseeing a desegregation case dating to the late '60s has not done the job of enforcing the district's compliance. Justice Dept. Issues Warning ... read more
Schools Help Prepare Future Minority Scientists And Engineers

Schools Help Prepare Future Minority Scientists And Engineers

April 29, 2011
The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation is funded by the National Science Foundation's Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. ... read more
Report: High-Performing Schools Still Leaving Some Behind

Report: High-Performing Schools Still Leaving Some Behind

April 27, 2011
New report shows why a national focus on turning around the lowest performing schools, while needed, is not enough to raise achievement and close gaps. ... read more
School Segregation And Poverty - Past And Present

School Segregation And Poverty - Past And Present

April 25, 2011
Schools in the United States are more segregated today than they have been in more than over four decades. ... read more
DC School Voucher Program Restored

DC School Voucher Program Restored

April 18, 2011
"Low-income families and committed legislative advocates have triumphed over richly-funded special interests." ... read more
Harvard Divinity School Names New Asst Prof Of Black Religions

Harvard Divinity School Names New Asst Prof Of Black Religions

April 13, 2011
Walton's scholarly work is grounded in the progressive strand of the African American religious tradition. ... read more
Black NJ Voters Support School Choice Vouchers

Black NJ Voters Support School Choice Vouchers

April 11, 2011
Black voters are also more likely than whites to support school choice vouchers which would allow children to attend private schools using taxpayer funding. ... read more
NYC GETS BLACK SCHOOLS CHIEF

NYC GETS BLACK SCHOOLS CHIEF

April 07, 2011
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Report: HBCU Students Express Value Of Black Schools

Report: HBCU Students Express Value Of Black Schools

April 07, 2011
Overall, the perspectives from this report highlight important factors associated with precollege experiences that might drive interest in attending an HBCU. ... read more
House Passes School Voucher Bill

House Passes School Voucher Bill

March 31, 2011
"We call on the US Senate -- and in particular, Senate Democrats -- to stand with low-income children, to rebuff the heavy lobbying of anti-school choice special interests ... read more
CA Schools Hold Cesar Chavez Appreciation Day

CA Schools Hold Cesar Chavez Appreciation Day

March 30, 2011
“The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but it is also the most true to our nature,” Cesar Chavez famously stated." ... read more

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