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October 15th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Indian activists in Montana filled suit in federal court against state and county officials over the lack of election access on three Montana reservations, saying that their inability to vote early or register late creates an unconstitutional denial of equal voting access.
According to the 2010 Census, almost 50,000 voting age American Indians in Montana - 6.5 percent of...
October 15th, 2012
Written by Anonymous in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 0 Comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Crime rates are low enough that New York can lay claim to being America's safest big city. The police commissioner is so popular that some have urged him to run for mayor.
And yet, city lawmakers are discussing proposals to rein in the New York Police Department, including the appointment of an independent inspector general to monitor it.
It's too soon to say what laws, if any,...
October 15th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Hate crimes continue to occur, much too often, in communities across America and communities around the world. Many never make the evening news or the local newspaper, let alone gain national attention.
Lack of attention or mitigation of hate crimes, irrespective of their seriousness or degree, is both good and not-good. Good because the hate crime did not result in major injuries, loss of life...
October 15th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 1 Comment
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the first case the Court has taken up in nearly a decade on the use of race in higher education admissions.
The Court was petitioned in February this year to hear Fisher v. University of Texas, which could be a precursor to a shift in affirmative action and how U.S. colleges and universities use the race of student applicants...
October 12th, 2012
Written by Donna Gordon Blankenship - Associated Press in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
SEATTLE (AP) — State education officials on Thursday, Sept. 27 released their first report for a new way in looking at how Washington public schools are doing at teaching kids reading and math.
The new school accountability system is designed to help local officials focus on closing the achievement gaps between kids of different ethnic and economic groups. It is Washington's answer to the federal...
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