WASHINGTON — The decline of two-parent households may be a significant reason for the divergent fortunes of male workers, whose earnings generally declined in recent decades, and female workers, whose earnings generally increased, a prominent labor economist argues in a new survey of existing research.
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In a letter from the ACLU, the Hesperia Unified School District is accused of discriminating against gay and lesbian students, including refusing to allow girls to wear tuxedos to the prom.
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Demanding extra proof of citizenship is a violation of federal ‘motor voter’ laws designed to streamline registration, say lawyers for civil rights groups. The justices sound divided.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hear testimony Monday afternoon arguing that the H-1B visa program, which covers highly skilled temporary foreign workers, often in high-tech fields, discriminates against women.
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Conservatives have long complained about a perceived liberal bias in higher education, and conservative parents might be especially irked to think that they are paying thousands of dollars in tuition only to have their children turned against them by a bunch of radical professors.
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Coy Mathis was born a boy. But after just a few years, biology succumbed to a more powerful force.
A buzz cut grew into long hair. Jeans gave way to pink dresses. And the child’s big cheeks trembled with tears when anyone referred to Coy as male.
Halfway through kindergarten, after consulting with doctors,
Angry voters infamously shut down Congress’ switchboard in 2007 to oppose immigration reform – an outburst that helped convince Republicans of the proposal’s outsize political peril.
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In recent years, immigrant rights organizations, students and social activists have called on U.S. higher education institutions to get behind state and federal legislative measures, such as the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. While legislative action on immigration reform policies has been very limited, colleges and university campuses at least proved to be friendly
Is it acceptable or unacceptable for an openly gay Boy Scout to share a tent with a heterosexual boy on an overnight camping trip? Is it acceptable or unacceptable for a lesbian to serve as a den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den?
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Sacramento, CA
DATE:
March 26, 2013
TIME:
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. (registration 11:45 a.m.)
LOCATION:
CSAC Conference Center
1020 11th Street, 2nd floor
Sacramento, CA
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
A college–educated workforce is a necessity for California’s future prosperity. PPIC Bren Fellow Hans Johnson will first provide an overview of workforce and educational trends in the state. Next, PPIC research fellow Sarah Bohn will focus on the