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March 24th, 2014
Written by Jesse J Holland in All About Family, Race Relations with 2 Comments
Black preschoolers are suspended at a higher rate than whites or other minorities.
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
Teacher Gil Voigt acknowledges he made a comment to a black student with White House aspirations, which included a reference to President Obama, but that he was misquoted.
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
President Barack Obama, joined at the White House by young men of color, called 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 million over five years to promote that goal as Obama launches his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative.
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
Ripped copies of Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" and related books are shown at Shinjuku City Library in Tokyo Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Tokyo Libraries said on Friday that hundreds of copies of Anne Frank's diary and related books have been found vandalized across the city's libraries in the last month, sparking fears of an anti-Semitic motive.
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 gap continues among black, Hispanic and white students as recent state scores in Rhode Island show.
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...

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