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Canada is expanding high-speed Internet access in Saskatchewan
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Canada announces new pilot programs to support caregivers and Canadian families, intends to make the caregivers program permanen
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Releases Sixth Edition of Paralysis Resource Guide
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Lone Star PACE Facilitates $46.6M in C-PACE Financing for Luxury Mixed-Use Development in Houston
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THE NAACP HEADS TO LOS ANGELES
July 21, 2011
With the theme of "Affirming America's Promise," the NAACP-- the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization--- opens it 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. The four-day gathering is expected to generate an economic impact of $11.4 million citywide, with a total of nearly 13,000 hotel rooms expected to be booked for the occasion. ...
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Authors Say Ignoring Minority Businesses "Recipe For Disaster"
July 19, 2011
American businesses must make supplier diversity a strategic priority and stop viewing it as simply a corporate citizenship obligation, according to a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) book. "U.S. companies need to do a better job of supporting and developing minority businesses. Minorities will ...
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Blacks Laud New Pollution Rules
July 12, 2011
Ahead of the August release its Climate Justice Department's national report which will rank the nation’s 431 coal-fired power plants on how they affect low-income communities and communities of color, the NAACP is applauding The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) finalized rules that will cap toxic ...
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Brief "Racial Disparity In School Funding Is No Myth"
July 07, 2011
This week the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, released a new issue brief that debunks a recent backgrounder by Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation. Richwine’s report, titled “The Myth of Racial Disparities in Public School Financing,†suggests that public education spending is broadly similar ...
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Black Fraternity Celebrates 100 Years In Indiana
July 07, 2011
As part of their national meeting and centennial celebration in Indianapolis, thousands of delegates of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. have begun a "pilgrimage" to Indiana University Bloomington, where the organization was founded 100 years ago. Kappa Alpha Psi was the second historically black fraternity ...
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Parent's Group Opposes Charter School Expansion Plan
July 05, 2011
Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States today is speaking out in opposition of HR 2218, the “Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act.†...
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Major Education Survey Shows Continuing Racial Gaps
June 30, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education today released data that cast much-needed light on disparities in educational resources and opportunities for students across the country. These data provide policymakers, educators and parents ...
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Report Reveal Effects Of Increasing Asian Population On Higher Education
June 27, 2011
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) today released, in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, precursory findings from its forthcoming research report ...
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No Child Left Behind Law And Minority Kids
June 23, 2011
Nearly a decade after the No Child Left Behind law was enacted, studies have shown little progress in reducing the number of teachers of low-income students who are inexperienced or teaching classes outside their subject areas. The law, which was supposed to stop school districts from putting less qualified teachers in classrooms with low-income students, is best known to the public for requiring more standardized testing. According to studies, considerable progress has been made in reducing the number of uncertified teachers ...
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Civil Rights Coalition Unveils Plan To Transform High Schools
June 07, 2011
“We can no longer afford to wait to transform our public high schools. All students must attain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the 21st century marketplace ." ...
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Investors Meet With Minority, Women-Owned Firms At Consortium 2011
June 07, 2011
Key decision makers from across the country will also join the annual meeting with a focus on identifying emerging managers. ...
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New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero
June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ...
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Black Female Dean Makes History At Univ. Of Maryland
June 03, 2011
She is the first woman to hold the post, and succeeds James Harris, who is stepping down after 14 years as dean. Dill’s term begins August 1. ...
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TRANSPORTATION, WHAT'S THE DEAL?
June 01, 2011
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Minority Quality Forum Launches the U.S. HIV/AIDS Index
May 31, 2011
This updated resource enables users – for the first time – to map HIV and AIDS prevalence and total counts by congressional district and county. ...
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Reports Give Ways To Promote Gender Diversity In Higher Education
May 31, 2011
While women have continued to play a greater role in higher education instruction in the last half-century, progress in faculty diversity has not kept up with student diversity. ...
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Yale School of Medicine Honors First Black Women Graduates
May 27, 2011
“We are delighted to celebrate the accomplishments of these extraordinary African Americans who courageously broke the racial barrier at Yale School of Medicine.†...
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US Extends Relief For Undocumented Haitians
May 17, 2011
"Though it has remained largely silent on this matter, it is imperative that the administration take steps to address the thousands of individuals suffering in Haiti." ...
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Civil Rights Group Sues MD. Education Commission For Discrimination
May 12, 2011
The lawsuit, filed in 2006 and amended four times, says the state under-funds traditionally black colleges, causing them to lag behind the state's other institutions. ...
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Yes, Asian American And Pacific Islander Students Fail
May 12, 2011
Low academic achievement is a pressing issue for Asian American and Pacific Islander students. A 2010 Education Trust-West report identified alarming gaps. ...
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Low Income Communities, People Of Color Most Affected In Recession
May 09, 2011
Unemployment for Blacks is 15.5%, more than double of Whites at 7.9%. 15 states have a higher percentage of people of color than the national average of 36.9%. ...
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Civil Rights Groups Question Changes To FL Voting Change
May 03, 2011
Under the proposed new rule, the clock automatically resets if an individual is arrested during this period, even if no charges are ultimately filed. ...
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Schools Help Prepare Future Minority Scientists And Engineers
April 29, 2011
The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation is funded by the National Science Foundation's Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. ...
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Report: High-Performing Schools Still Leaving Some Behind
April 27, 2011
New report shows why a national focus on turning around the lowest performing schools, while needed, is not enough to raise achievement and close gaps. ...
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Alliances Help Women Close Leadership Gap In The Workplace
April 26, 2011
The study also found that despite success in combating many forms of blatant gender discrimination, covert bias is alive and well. ...
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Report: Minority Economic Growth 'Stunted'
April 22, 2011
The report identifies critical long-term economic trends of greater inequality and stunted upward mobility. ...
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RECESSION CLOBBERS MINORITIES
April 19, 2011
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Civil Rights Leaders Call End To Water Fluoridation
April 18, 2011
Atlanta civil rights leaders have asked Georgia legislators to repeal the state’s mandatory water fluoridation law. ...
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Civil Rights Organizations Address TN Education Challenges
April 15, 2011
"We must eliminate the current one-size-fits-all approach that neglects the needs of students of color and low-income students." ...
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Lupus Inst. Lauds Health Dept. Plans To Reduce Disparities
April 11, 2011
Racial and ethnic minorities continue to lag behind in many health outcome measures, with less preventive care overall. ...
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Texas Tech University Embraces Diversity
April 12, 2011
As Texas Tech strives to become a Tier One research institution, it will witness growth in diverse faculty and student populations. ...
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