Articles focusing on politics

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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Julio Morales, Once Freed After Raping a Sleeping Woman, Heads to Prison

By Dennis Romero Article Reprint A man who slipped into bed and took advantage of a possibly drunk and sleeping teen was sentenced to three years in state prison, the L.A. County District Attorney’s office

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Parking Ticket Quotas in L.A. Are for Real, Traffic Officer Says

By Dennis Romero Article Reprint If you believe that L.A.’s army of parking ticket writers works under a quota system, and we know they do, you’re right.

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How a Power-Mad Illinois Mayor Launched a Police Crusade Against a Parody Twitter Account

By Justin Glawe Article Reprint On the night of April 15, police in Peoria, Illinois, raided the house of my friend Jon Daniel in response to his operating a parody Twitter account mocking Peoria mayor

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There’s a Plan to Tax You for the Ability to Use Roads

By Mike Pearl Article Reprint Southern California is hatching a plan to restructure the way all of America pays taxes for using gas, essentially reframing the whole thing as a tax on use of roads

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For men of color, high academic motivation does not bring academic success

Article Submission Despite higher levels of engagement in the community college experience—from rarely skipping classes to accessing tutoring services more frequently—male students of color have lower academic outcomes than White male students who are significantly

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Calvin’s Undisputed Truth: America Has Lost Its Righteous Morals

America has sunken into the degradation of immoral practices. By: Calvin Holloway Staff Writer The home of the brave has become the home of all sinful nature. Our politicians, who make the laws, will not

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