Minority Students and College
Panelists talked about the amount of debt that minority students accrue in order to finance their college educations. Sara Goldrik-Rab, who co-authored a paper titled “The Color of Student D…
1,289 viewsPanelists talked about the amount of debt that minority students accrue in order to finance their college educations. Sara Goldrik-Rab, who co-authored a paper titled “The Color of Student D…
1,289 viewsPanelists presented their studies on issues affecting African-American and Hispanic students and the overall effectiveness of college ratings. This program was part of a UCLA’s Civil Righ…
755 viewsPanelists talked about the impact of race on college admissions and policies intended to help minority high school students gain college admission. The panelists also presented their studies…
988 viewsDemocratic leaders and others talked about civil rights issues as they related to education. Among the topics they addressed were women and minority participation in athletics, affirmative a…
166 viewsProfessor Gary Orfield talked about Brown vs. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court Case that ended segregation at public schools. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Co…
340 viewsCommissioners heard testimony about how various education programs would impact equal opportunity. They discussed voucher programs and high-stakes testing. They also addressed the final repo…
327 viewsParticipants released the findings of a report studying the influences of diversity on a higher education. The report found that affirmative action enriches students lives and aids in the ed…
112 viewsMembers of the panel discussed ways to improve racial diversity in primary and secondary schools. School superintendents, educators and former Education Secretary William Bennett talked abou…
178 viewsThe National School Board Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education met with reporters to release a report entitled: “The Status of School Desegregation: The Next Generation.” Gar…
91 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Education & Labor Committee about the Office of Civil Rights and problems in enforcing civil rights laws. This is Part 2 of the Hearing on the Office of …
167 viewsAssociate Justice William Rehnquist and other witnesses testified on his nomination to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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