Education
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2023 ESSENCEFest: Tyler James Williams Speaks On Supreme Court Decision Restricting Affirmative Action
The Abbott Elementary star spoke to The Root on the ruling plus the change he hopes to affect with his new initiative with the W.K.Kellogg Foundation.
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When States Ban Affirmative Action, White People Profit The Most
A new report from The Washington Post shows just how The Supreme Court's federal ban hurts students of color.
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14-Year-Old Who Trekked 6 Miles to His Graduation Was Given an Award of a Lifetime
Xavier Jones was determined to attend his eighth-grade graduation and was rewarded with a full-ride scholarship to college.
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Wisconsin GOP Targets The University of Wisconsin In Fight Over Diversity
Wisconsin Republicans had to delay a vote to cut an estimated $32 million from the University of Wisconsin school budget, but that doesn't mean they're safe.
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Florida HBCU Students Accuse State of Unequal Treatment
A Florida judge is allowing a class-action lawsuit brought by Florida A&M students alleging chronic underfunding to the tune of $1.3 billion to go forward.
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Students at Amanda Gorman’s Alma Mater Fight For Her Banned Poem
Students at New Roads School in CA read "The Hill We Climb" and wrote letters of support in response to a recent ban at a FL school.
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What Year is this? In Mississippi The Fight For School Desegregation Continues
Decades after Brown v. Board, the DOJ announced that 32 school districts in Mississippi are under desegregation orders.