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March 24th, 2014
Written by Jesse J Holland in All About Family, Race Relations with 2 Comments
Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools – even as tiny preschoolers.
The racial disparities in American education, from access to high-level classes and experienced teachers to discipline, were highlighted in a report released Friday by the Education Department's civil rights arm.
The suspensions – and disparities – begin at the earliest grades.
Black children...
March 18th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in All About Family with 2 Comments
A hearing is being held for a suburban Cincinnati teacher who was suspended after allegedly telling a black student with White House aspirations that the nation doesn't need another black president.
Teacher Gil Voigt told The Cincinnati Enquirer as he walked into the closed hearing, which he requested, that Fairfield school officials are trying to end his career. The hearing before a labor...
March 1st, 2014
Written by Josh Lederman in All About Family with 1 Comment
Barack Obama, son of a single mother, is unveiling a new initiative to help kids overcome the social ills he faced growing up.
Joined at the White House by young men of color, Obama on Thursday was calling on America's businesses, philanthropists and government leaders to join forces to put more boys on a path toward successful lives. Foundations were to announce pledges to spend at least $200...
February 24th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in All About Family with 4 Comments
Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" and scores of books about the young Holocaust victim have been vandalized in Tokyo public libraries since earlier this year. Is this indicative of growing anti-Semitism in Japan as in parts of Europe?
The damage was mostly in the form of dozens of ripped pages in the books. Librarians have counted at least 265 damaged books at 31 municipal libraries since...
February 18th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in All About Family with 4 Comments
Achievement gaps persist among minorities as seen in the performance of Rhode Island's black, Hispanic and white students. The gap among the groups have remained unchanged over the past five years, with each group improving in math and reading by four points, education officials recently announced.
The gap is most pronounced in math. Thirty-five percent of black students and 36 percent of...