Education – Page 63 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

Next to complaints relating to law enforcement, the concern for schools and education generates the greatest demand for the attention of human relations commissions. Because school decision making is diffused between boards of education, school administrators, and faculties human rights commissions are usually not able to establish strong working relationships with the education community and special strategies need to be developed.

Outstanding resources and model programs are available that cover just about every facet of education that would be of concern to a commission. Commissions may form education committees to examine specific needs, identify resources and programs, and develop strategies.

UCI vows action after black student is targeted with racist note

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:48+00:00 May 16th, 2013|Education, Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

UC Irvine’s chancellor on Tuesday pledged to find and discipline whoever slipped a racist note into a black female student’s backpack last week.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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L.A. Unified bans suspension for ‘willful defiance’

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:48+00:00 May 15th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations|

Zero tolerance policies adopted after Columbine lower achievement and disproportionately affect African Americans, supporters say.

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We’re #1 in Twitter Hate! Report Says OC is Region With Highest Number of Racist/Homophobic Tweets in America

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:48+00:00 May 14th, 2013|Education, Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

All I know about Humboldt State is that it’s a stoner campus–wait, that’s Chico State. Or is it Sonoma State? To be honest with you, I have no idea who or what is a Humboldt State. But they’ve gained in Internet prominence in the past couple of years for something called the Geography of Hate,

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Rethinking Affirmative Action

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:49+00:00 May 14th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations|

THE founding principle of affirmative action was fairness. After years of oppression, it seemed folly to judge blacks by the same measures as whites.

Diversity Without Affirmative Action?

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:49+00:00 May 14th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations|

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon in a case involving the University of Texas on the use of race and ethnicity in college and university admissions nationwide. California, Florida, Michigan and Washington have already outlawed affirmative action in admissions decisions.

Suit accuses Compton school district of abuse, racial profiling

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:49+00:00 May 14th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations, Police & Community|

A group of parents and students have sued the Compton school district, alleging a pattern of abuse and racial profiling of Latinos by school police.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Students Try to Break Taboo Around Social Class on Campus

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:49+00:00 May 14th, 2013|Education|

When Heather Berg arrived at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2011, she was struck by the seemingly posh lifestyle many of her fellow students enjoyed. Dressing up for football games, going out to dinner on a whim, paying the steep admission for a day at the races: To Ms. Berg, a first-generation

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Second racial incident at UC Irvine roils campus

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:49+00:00 May 13th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations|

A second racial incident in less than a month is roiling the UC Irvine campus.

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LAUSD board could ban suspensions for ‘willful defiance’

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:49+00:00 May 13th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations|

Backers of the resolution say ‘zero tolerance’ is harming kids. ‘Instead of punishing students, we’re going to engage them,’ says one supporter.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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As Latinos Make Gains in Education, Gaps Remain

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:50+00:00 May 10th, 2013|Education, Intergroup Relations|

After lagging behind other Americans in education for generations, Latinos have significantly narrowed the gap, and last year they passed a milestone, with new Hispanic high school graduates more likely than their white counterparts to go directly to college, according to a new study.