About 40,000 state laws taking effect at the start of the new year will change rules about getting abortions in New Hampshire, learning about gays and lesbians in California, getting jobs in Alabama and even
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Voting Rights Celebrated in August
Two voting rights anniversaries were celebrated during August, but they also recall historic divisions between the main beneficiaries…… Read More
Read moreDNA and “the Banality of Evil”
“Mainstream media fixation on the DNA evidence has eclipsed focus on the victims’ families as well as consideration of the case’s double-edged implications for communities of color in the U.S.” …. Read More
Read moreCTA Offers Free Rides to CPS Students during Strike
Spetember 10, 2012 (CHICAGO) — The Chicago Transit Authority announced Monday that it will provide free rides to Chicago Public School students during the strike. The free rides on CTA buses and trains — which
Read moreFree Tutoring under the No Child Left Behind Law
Hundreds of thousands of students are eligible for free tutoring under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, but less than 15% of them are getting it, according to the U.S. Department of Education……. Read More
Read moreTutor Programs Lacking in School System
In 2006 former President George w. Bush signed an extension of the landmark education law called “No Child Left Behind”. One of the stipulations of the law was that consistently failing schools, that serve poor children, give those same students the option of a new school, or tutoring from private companies or other groups. This was going to get paid for with federal money; typically more than $1,800 per child in big cities. This would seem like a big deal in most instances except for the fact most parents and students were unaware of the programs……. Read More
Read moreJob Losses Persist for the Less Educated
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Article Reprint After suffering the largest share of job losses in the recession, Americans with no more than a high school education have continued to lose jobs during the sputtering recovery while
Read moreA Trailblazer of Civil Rights Dies Forgotten
Found the body of a 75-year-old woman who had frozen to death, alone in her house, during unexpectedly frigid weather
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