Here’s a fact that may not surprise you: the children of the rich perform better in school, on average, than children from middle-class or poor families. Students growing up in richer families have better grades and higher standardized test scores, on average, than poorer students; they also have higher rates of participation in extracurricular activities
SAN MARINO, Calif. — Beneath the palm trees that line Huntington Drive, named for the railroad magnate who founded this Southern California city, hang signs to honor families who have helped sponsor the centennial celebration here this year. There are names like Dryden, Crowley and Telleen, families that have lived here for generations. But there
SAN FRANCISCO — Although both of Dr. Lori Adrian’s parents were educators in their native Philippines, she still describes her college presidency as an accident of sorts. Consider her life and career path:
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The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance warning schools and colleges of the sanctions they could face if they are found to have retaliated against people who file complaints with the department’s Office for Civil Rights.
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Officials at UC Irvine have launched an investigation after a public outcry over a recent video produced by students from a fraternity that showed a person in blackface.
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According to literature on the model minority stereotype (MMS) in higher education, the MMS is a sociopolitical foil: it conveniently obscures important differences among minority groups—namely, pre-existing economic and educational disparities between non-Hispanic Whites and Asian, Latino, and African Americans. This column shares three reasons why the MMS is detrimental to people of color collectively
When she learned that two bombs had been detonated at the Boston Marathon, one thought crossed Ifrah Inam’s mind: “Oh God, don’t let it be a Muslim.”
The day after the bombing, the sophomore in the pharmacy program at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, in Boston, briefly considered visiting Boylston Street, the site
Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center can head off problems for those who might not keep a court date, an action that can result in serious consequences, activists say.
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Tired of Wilcox County’s segregated proms, black and white students are holding an integrated one, shining a light on a pocket of the rural South where student dances remain separated by race.
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Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America unanimously recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks of the organization but excluding gay adults as leaders.
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