Jessica Valoris

High Court Weighs School Diversity Plans While Affirmative Action Supporters Rally Outside

The RaceWire Beat - 12.05.06

High Court Weighs School Diversity Plans While Affirmative Action Supporters Rally Outside
Students from around the nation rallied in front of the Supreme Court to voice their displeasure at the possibility of two school districts in Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Kentucky losing their school integration programs.

High (And Low) Expectations: Racist Assumptions Widen Achievement Gap
Recent media attention to an educational “achievement gap” has fired up racists, who suggest that black and Latino kids just cannot compete academically with their white and Asian peers. It’s precisely that attitude, often embraced unconsciously among educators, that helps power the achievement gap.

Developing World’s Crops Under Increased Threat
The world’s largest alliance of international agricultural research centers is embarking on a new effort to intensify and streamline research to reduce developing countries’ vulnerability to climate change caused by global warming.

Black Lawmakers Set to Take Crucial Posts
The impending Democratic takeover of Congress will elevate more blacks to positions of power in the Capitol than ever.

Systems Struggling to Address Student Health
Lack of focus on mental and physical problems threatens achievement, especially in poorer schools.

The RaceWire Beat is a digest of the day’s top news stories on race and politics collected by the staff at ColorLines magazine.

Posted at 8:08 AM, Dec 05, 2006 in News | Permalink | View Comments