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Reading Level Affects Minority Graduation
April 18, 2011
For black and Latino students, the combined effect of poverty and poor third grade reading skills makes the rate eight times greater. ...
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CA Minority Student Reading Levels Dropping
December 01, 2010
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READING, PA
November 10, 2010
Steve Elmarzouky shut down
his Queen City Family Restaurant to
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free meals to the homeless. ...
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Black Sorority Sponsors Reading Program
September 13, 2010
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FBI Hosts Boys & Girls Club Reading Program
August 02, 2010
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New Study Shows Asian Students Out Perform In Math And Reading
July 07, 2010
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Most Urban Districts Fall Below National Average On Reading Assessment
May 20, 2010
"Despite promising gains in some districts, clearly the ongoing challenge in urban education is great," said David Driscoll, Chairman of the National Assessment Governing ...
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Pilot Reading Project For Mostly Black NJ Schools
February 24, 2010
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Author Of Book On American Indian Civil Rights Pioneer Sets Public Reading
December 29, 2009
Easily mistaken as a quote from the 1960s, the words of Ponca chief Standing Bear nearly a century earlier were frequently cited during the turbulent civil rights era ...
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Education top civil rights issue, Philly mayor tells Reading NAACP
November 09, 2009
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MORE THAN $108.8 MILLION IN EARLY READING FIRST GRANTS AWARDED
September 23, 2009
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HARLEM STAGE HOSTS READING OF OBIE AWARD-WINNING PLAY
August 12, 2009
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U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ARNE DUNCAN ANNOUNCES $18.5 MILLION TO IMPROVE SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND ENCOURAGE READING IN LOW-INCOME
June 15, 2009
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The National Women’s Law Center and our Host Committee Invite You to a Benefit Reading
June 02, 2009
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Reading urged to hire minorities, women in some departments
April 20, 2009
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Study: Minority Kids Feel Stigma In Elementary Grades
August 31, 2011
According to a study published today in Child Development magazine, US Children belonging to ethnic minorities feel socially stigmatized as early as primary school, and may suffer greater anxiety about their academic performance. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and New York University found that students ...
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LATINOS BADLY PREPPED FOR COLLEGE
August 17, 2011
College and career readiness among 2011 Hispanic U.S. high school graduates who took the ACT test shows slow but steady improvement, particularly in the key areas of math and science, according to ACT’s yearly report, The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2011, released today. However, ACT results continue to show a high number of students who are graduating without all of the academic skills they need to succeed after high ...
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NY Lawmakers Push For Urban Jobs Act
August 16, 2011
With more than one-third of the nation's minority youth unemployed, a group of politicians and community activists today stood at Make the Road New York in Jackson Heights today, to continue their push for federal legislation aimed at increasing employment among at-risk youth. The Urban Jobs Act, they say, would provide federal funding to nonprofit organizations, allowing them to carry out programming ...
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Tavis Smiley Examines Black Drop-out Rate
August 16, 2011
Nightly talk show host Tavis Smiley will examine what he calls one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today -- the increased dropout rate among teenagers specifically among black teenage males. In "Too Imprtant to Fail," the fifth installment of his PBS series Tavis Smiley Reports, Smiley investigates the root causes of this calamity as well as what can be done ...
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In Arizona Aftermath, States Steer Clear Of Immigration Fight
August 02, 2011
A year after SB 1070 took effect, states nationwide are turning away from similar bills, fearing the financial and political fallout seen in Arizona and the consequences that anti-immigrant legislation could have in their own backyards, according to a New America Media report. “Arizona was a wake up call for other states,†said Elena Lacayo, field coordinator with the Immigration Policy Project at the National Council ...
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Home Ownership Spikes For CA Latinos
August 01, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of white Californians, most of them under age 45, gave up their homes in the past decade, an Orange County Register analysis of census data shows. While homeownership declined among non-Hispanic whites, it rose sharply among Latinos and Asians, the Register found. Rising population is a primary reason for the rising number of minority homeowners. ...
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CA Kindergarten Law Creates Barriers For Ethnic Parents
August 01, 2011
Like thousands of other California parents, Khu Yang Lee is anticipating the day when her two children can start kindergarten. But, Lee, a member of the growing Hmong community in the state’s Central Valley, was surprised to learn that a new state law might place her children in different programs depending on when they were born. ...
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MINORITY CHILD HUNGER CRISIS
July 18, 2011
America's minority children have fallen further behind in the last year in a wide variety of areas, according to a report releaed today by the Children’s Defense Fund. The report also shows continuing and increasing inequality in our country. Particularly striking is the fact that children of color, who are now 44 percent of America’s children, will be the majority of children in 2019 – just eight years from now. In nine states and the District of Columbia, this is already the case. The report, The State of America’s Children 2011, says with unemployment, housing foreclosures, and hunger at historically high levels, children’s well-being is in jeopardy. ...
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BLACK TEA PARTY VS. NAACP
July 14, 2011
The newly formed black led South Central L.A. Tea Party group is preparing to rally against the NAACP during its 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles later this month. The group states the purpose of the rally is to bring attention ...
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Black Activist Gets Kudos For Helping Immigrants
July 06, 2011
Lumumba was recognized for serving a different community. He is one of this year’s recipients of the Freedom from Fear Award, produced by the nonprofit group, Public Interest Projects. The honor recognized accomplishments made on behalf of immigrants and refugees. Among other accomplishments, Lumumba’s citation notes that last summer he introduced a Jackson City Council measure preventing the city’s police from making “unwarranted inquiries into a person’s immigration status.†...
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Latino-White Achievement Gap Unchanged
June 23, 2011
In a first-of-its kind report released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) it was revealed that In 20 years, the national achievement gap between Hispanic students and their non-Hispanic white peers hasn’t budged. The report comes as Congress is considering how to rewrite No Child Left Behind, the federal law ...
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NY Dept Of Ed. Accused Of Mistreating Minorities
June 22, 2011
The New York Civil Liberties Union is urging the Department of Education to continue its ongoing efforts to include positive-discipline practices in the city’s schools. In testimony provided on the disciple code for New York City public schools the NYCLU cautioned that the DOE’s disciplinary code and zero-tolerance policies criminalize ...
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Tennis Ace Serves To Help Urban Youth
June 03, 2011
Agassi, who operates an award-winning charter school in a poor area of Las Vegas, has long been a champion of charter school education. ...
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San Francisco To Host 100 Black Men Silver Anniversary
May 27, 2011
Since incorporating in 1986, The 100 has established itself as the nation's leading organization for pairing at-risk youth with African-American male mentors. ...
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Is There A 'Tiger Mother' Effect?
May 05, 2011
Yale law professor Amy Chua's critique of coddling Western-style parenting set off a media maelstrom. ...
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