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- Charlotte Observer
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“Too often a white majority has removed our institutions,” Rev. Leonard Jarvis, president of the Cabarrus County NAACP, said. “But they maintain their own.”
- The 74
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Across the roughly 20-year heyday of education reform in the United States, few school systems experimented with the persistence and ambition of Denver Public Schools. Under the leadership of two hard-driving superintendents between 2005 and 2018, the district dramatically expanded educational options, granted more flexibility to school leaders and increased the stakes for poor academic […]
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Explainer-What happens if the US Supreme Court bans affirmative action?
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether colleges can continue to consider race as part of their admissions decisions, a practice commonly known as affirmative action. WHAT IS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION? In the context of higher education, affirmative action typically refers to admissions policies.
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- Aggies Wire
Texas A&M Football legend Mike Evans returns to College Station for The Big Event Kickoff 2023
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- USA TODAY
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- Fox News
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Students at George Mason University are demanding the institution reverse its decision to host Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin as commencement speaker.
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Warren wants Biden to take student-debt relief a step further by cracking down on the programs that harm borrowers, in a letter exclusive to Insider.
- USA TODAY
Many colleges hiked tuition for low-income students. Why did wealthier peers get more aid?
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Parents and students are planning to protest Monday outside Seminole Ridge Community High School. The disagreement is over a new policy on bathroom use for students.
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Father wears tactical vest, brings gun to Johnston County school
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