Education – Page 77 – 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.

Minority Students Face More Discrimination on Low-Diversity Campuses, Report Says

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:28+00:00 August 13th, 2012|Education|

Students from minority racial and ethnic groups at colleges where minorities are underrepresented experience more stereotyping, harassment, and other forms of discrimination than those on campuses that are more diverse, according to a recent report from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Controversial Gay-Parenting Study Is Severely Flawed, Journal’s Audit Finds

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:29+00:00 July 27th, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

The peer-review process failed to identify significant, disqualifying problems with a controversial and widely publicized study that seemed to raise doubts about the parenting abilities of gay couples, according to an internal audit scheduled to appear in the November issue of the journal, Social Science Research, that published the study.

After Decades, Revolving Door Remains for Black, Latino Scholars in the Academy

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:30+00:00 July 19th, 2012|Education|

Despite decades of research and recommendations, a revolving door continues to cycle Black and Hispanic faculty into and out of predominantly White higher education institutions…

Read more in Diverse Issues in Higher Education: http://diverseeducation.com/article/17227/

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Grad Student Diversity at Risk?

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:30+00:00 July 18th, 2012|Education, Intergroup Relations|

Graduate professional enrollments of black, Latino and Native American students could drop significantly if the Supreme Court bars colleges from considering race in admissions, warns a new report. The fall could be particularly significant in engineering, where these enrollments are notably small.

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Higher Ed’s Other Immigrants

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:30+00:00 July 18th, 2012|Education, Immigration|

President Obama’s announcement last month of a new policy that would allow most students who lack the documentation to reside legally in the United States to avoid deportation was the latest high-profile development regarding what is by most accounts a very small segment of the college population.

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Charter Schools Still Enroll Fewer Disabled Students

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:31+00:00 June 25th, 2012|Disability, Education|

Charter schools in most states continue to enroll proportionately fewer students with disabilities than traditional public schools, a new government report shows.

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Aspiring Americans: Undocumented Youth Leaders in California

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:31+00:00 June 20th, 2012|Education, Employment & Housing, Immigration, Intergroup Relations|

In a state crying out for strong leadership, undocumented youth have much to offer, according to Aspiring Americans: Undocumented Youth Leaders in California. California is home to 1.1 million undocumented children and young adults, who – according to this research brief – have a greater inclination towards civic leadership than their peers.

Aspiring Americans offers new

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American Children, Now Struggling to Adjust to Life in Mexico

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:32+00:00 June 19th, 2012|Education, Immigration|

IZÚCAR DE MATAMOROS, Mexico — Jeffrey Isidoro sat near the door of his fifth-grade classroom here in central Mexico, staring outside through designer glasses that, like his Nike sneakers and Nike backpack, signaled a life lived almost entirely in the United States. His parents are at home in Mexico. Jeffrey is lost.

White student returns scholarship intended for blacks

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:41+00:00 June 11th, 2012|Education, Intergroup Relations|

A hush fell over the King High School gym when Jeffrey Warren was announced as winner of an African-American student scholarship.

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Gay coach sues Charter Oak Unified, alleging wrongful termination

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:42+00:00 June 4th, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

Charter Oak High in Covina fired Mitch Stein as assistant water polo coach after administrators saw Facebook and Myspace photos of him with drag queens and, separately, pretending to bite a corn dog.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mitch-stein-20120604,0,256325.story

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