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In the News- Can we live without affirmative action? Supreme Court decision may change black life in America June 17, 2013
- High Court Affirmative Action Case Could Have Workplace Implications June 17, 2013
- It's no time to retreat from affirmative action, voting rights June 17, 2013
- Affirmative action still needed June 17, 2013
- Key affirmative action case ready for resolution June 17, 2013
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- Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of Federal ‘Motor Voter Law’ in Arizona Voter Registration Ruling June 17, 2013
- 11 Ways the Immigration Reform Bill Can Protect the Rights of Non-citizens June 12, 2013
- Civil and Human Rights Coalition Welcomes President Obama’s Judicial Nominations to D.C. Circuit Court June 5, 2013
- Committee Vote Sends President Obama’s Secretary of Labor Nominee Tom Perez to Full Senate May 21, 2013
- Jenny Yang Sworn In as EEOC Commissioner May 16, 2013
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Civil Rights News: SCOTUS to Hear Another Affirmative Action Case; Pres. Obama Ready for an Immigration Bill
Compiled by Philomena Ogalo, a Spring 2013 intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund Supreme Court to wade into affirmative action — again Richard Wolf USA Today The Supreme Court is now scheduled to hear another affirmative action case from … Continue reading
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:Texas Medicaid Refusal Carries Dire Consequences; Study Finds Costs Associated With Voter IDs; Affirmative Action Ban Leading to Fewer Minority Graduate Students
Compiled by David Seidman, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern The Rush to Abandon the Poor Editorial New York Times On July 9, Texas Governor Rick Perry informed the Obama administration that Texas would “proudly” refuse a federally … Continue reading
Posted in Civil and Human Rights News
Tagged diversity, equal opportunity, heal, health care, poverty, voting rights
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Debunking Myths about Title IX and Women’s Athletics
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education programs or activities, ESPNW is running a campaign called “The Power of IX” that features news, commentary, stories, and videos highlighting … Continue reading
Racial Disparities in School Discipline Feeding the ‘School-to-Prison’ Pipeline, Report Finds
By Laurie McGowan, a fall 2011 intern Public schools are suspending Blacks and Latinos and students with disabilities at much higher rates than others, according to recent findings by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). In a newly released report, … Continue reading
Posted in Research & Reports
Tagged education, equal opportunity, Racial Disparities
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More Than 20 States Are Mistakenly Cutting Education Funding
New data from the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities shows that 23 states have made cuts to K-12 education and 25 states have made cuts to higher education for fiscal year 2012, which started on July 1 for most states. Continue reading
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Tagged budget cuts, economy, education, equal opportunity, inequality
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Mayor Bloomberg to Fund Program to Help Minority Kids in New York City
This is awesome: The administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in a blunt acknowledgment that thousands of young black and Latino men are cut off from New York’s civic, educational and economic life, plans to spend nearly $130 million on far-reaching … Continue reading
