More poor live in suburbs than in urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation’s suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
UCI vows action after black student is targeted with racist note
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.
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Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders Still See Voids in American Narrative
A group of Asian-American and Pacific Islander scholars are praising the Obama administration for trying to more fully integrate places and histories of AAPI significance into National Park Service initiatives, but they caution that because of long-running underrepresentation, the work has barely begun.
Read more in Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
L.A. Unified bans suspension for ‘willful defiance’
Zero tolerance policies adopted after Columbine lower achievement and disproportionately affect African Americans, supporters say.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
We’re #1 in Twitter Hate! Report Says OC is Region With Highest Number of Racist/Homophobic Tweets in America
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,
Rethinking Affirmative Action
THE founding principle of affirmative action was fairness. After years of oppression, it seemed folly to judge blacks by the same measures as whites.
Read more in The New York Times.
Diversity Without Affirmative Action?
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.
Read more in The New York Times.
Suit accuses Compton school district of abuse, racial profiling
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.
Second racial incident at UC Irvine roils campus
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’
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.