Chicago Schools’ Bid to Boost Black Student Achievement Draws Legal Challenge
A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give ...
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
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Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Chicago Public Schools unveiled a five-year plan Thursday to improve the outcomes of the district’s Black students — at a ...
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Parents Defending Education challenges Chicago district’s Black Student Success Plan as discriminatory
Virginia-based Parents Defending Education, which opposes race-based initiatives, said the Chicago Public Schools program is discriminatory.
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California enacts nation’s first Black-Serving Institution designation
California's SB 1348 creates the nation's first Black-Serving Institution designation to support Black student success.
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Develop Robust Admissions Strategies for Effective Recruitment of Students of Color to Fordham
Launch the Urban Justice Scholars Program to bring to Fordham each year a cohort of 15 high-achieving, low- to moderate-income students from across the country whose academic, cocurricular, and ...
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Kansas City's 'small but mighty' fencing scene traces back to school desegregation efforts
The sport of fencing is surging in popularity across the United States, especially among young people. Kansas City’s fencing ...
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Atlanta’s first Black superintendent got entire city involved in education
Atlanta Public Schools was calling. He was to be the first Black superintendent hired by a major Southern school system, as part of a court-ordered desegregation plan. He would be tasked with hiring a ...
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Black students discuss Institute DEI changes
Every year during Black History Month, the Technique sits down with a small group of students who are members of one of the ...