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The Root· 7 days agoJust months after Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders decided to follow in Ron DeSantis’ footsteps by signing bills that severely limit what educators can teach, the state’s Education ...
How school segregation survived Boston’s busing
WBUR Boston· 6 days agoChildren at the Lewenberg School in Mattapan studied outdated curricula in a run-down building. In the spring of 1974, district officials paid little...
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The Root· 7 days agoAt a vigil Sunday for the people killed by a mass shooter in Jacksonville, Fla., Gov. Ron DeSantis was loudly booed and heckled by attendees. A day prior, a white gunman targeted and shot three ...
Commentary: Juneteenth should remind us how far we've come, how far we have to go
The Post and Courier· 7 days agoThe Juneteenth holiday commemorates the events of June, 19 1865, when news of the Jan. 1, 1863...
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The Root· 7 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
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The Root· 7 days agoDay two of the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson are underway. Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) asked Jackson what she felt about expanding the Supreme Court.
Jeremy Schwartz, Texas Tribune And ProPublica
The Raw Story· 4 days agoAs proponents of private school vouchers racked up win after win across the country in recent years, the largest Republican-led state in the nation remained stubbornly outside their grasp — ...
Write-in candidate prevents Democrats, independents from voting in commission race
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt should be simple enough to show how our state’s education system puts forward the theory that...
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The Root· 7 days agoActor and reading advocate LeVar Burton is this year’s honorary Banned Books Week chair and a perfect choice to educate others on the dangers of censorship. Public advocacy campaigns like Banned ...
After decades of lobbying by Christian conservative donors, school voucher legislation may finally...
Odessa American· 3 days agoAs proponents of private school vouchers racked up win after win across the country in recent years,...
