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- Committee Vote Sends President Obama’s Secretary of Labor Nominee Tom Perez to Full Senate May 21, 2013
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- The Leadership Conference Education Fund Releases New Report on Education Equity May 16, 2013
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Tag Archives: education
Closing the School Discipline Gap: From Research to Action
By Gabriella Ramel, a Spring 2013 intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund At a conference on “Closing the School Discipline Gap” held last week at the Gallup world headquarters in Washington, D.C., researchers, civil rights advocates, and educators gathered … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: Immigration Reform Politics; Forceclosure Crisis Unfixed; Equality in California School Funding
Compiled by Emily Van Dusen, a Spring 2013 intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund Citing Rubio’s Ideas on Immigration Reform, White House Sees Hope for Bipartisan Deal By David Nakamura and Felicia Sonmez The Washington Post While gun control … Continue reading
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Tagged education, financial reform, foreclosure, immigration, school funding
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Congress Takes on the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Last week’s congressional hearing on the school-to-prison pipeline sponsored by Senator Durbin, D.-Ill.,chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights marked an important first step for Congress to address a crisis plaguing our country’s schools and offending the conscience of the nation. Continue reading
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Tagged education, human rights, school discipline
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Civil Rights News: Standard of Living Issues Ignored; Early Signs of a Gender Pay Gap; Tackling Rising College Costs
Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue New York Times David Leonhardt Among the many issues dominating the upcoming election, standard of living ceases to get the spotlight, and not for lack of trying. Though the economy … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Election, economy, education, fair pay, jobs, student loans
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Civil Rights News: Student Debt Burdens Grow; Debating Equal Opportunity on Campus; Immigration Arrests Near School Spark Protests
Compiled by Shannon Housley, a Fall intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund Average Debt Up Again for New College Grads USA Today College debt remains a pressing issue as its average has gone up among recent graduates. The class … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: ACLU Sues Morgan Stanley for Predatory Lending; Minority Kids Disproportionately Disciplined; Encouraging Girls in STEM Fields
Compiled by Joe Bear, a Fall 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern ACLU to Sue Morgan Stanley Over Mortgage Loans New York Times By Jessica Silver-Greenberg The ACLU is filing a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley, claiming that they disproportionately targeted … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, education, predatory lending, women
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Civil Rights News: PA Voter ID Back in Court; Women Facing Retirement Challenges; Student Debt Continues to Soar
Compiled by Shannon Housley, a Fall intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund Witnesses to Detail Barriers to Pennsylvania Voter ID Law USA Today The notoriously tough Pennsylvania voter photo ID law returns to court today. Voters from the surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged education, gender gap, retirement, Social Security, student loans, students, voter id, voting rights, women
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