Expansive Survey of America’s Public Schools Reveals Troubling Racial Disparities

Lack of Access to Pre-School, Greater Suspensions Cited www.ed.gov Article Submission The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released today the first comprehensive look at civil rights data from every public school

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Preschool Suspensions a New Data Point for Civil Rights Data Collection

(“School-to-prison pipeline starts in pre-school for Black students with disproportionate suspensions and disciplinary actions” – The Black Star Project) By Christina Samuels  Article Submission Black children represent 18 percent of the students enrolled in preschool, but

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Revamping education in the community, not the classroom

By  Charlotte Lait     Article Submission The disparity in academic achievement between white children and children of color has been an issue in public education for decades. Low-income black and Latino students consistently struggle to compete with

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Free condoms in US high schools: promotes teen sex or protects against STDs?

Article Submission As free condom programs are on the rise in high schools across America, the idea of having contraceptives close to hormonal teenagers may just promote underage sex. Although condoms protect against sexually transmitted

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