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Panelists talked about the amount of debt that minority students accrue in order to finance their college educations. Sara Goldrik-Rab, who co-authored a paper titled “The Color of Student D…

Panelists presented their studies on issues affecting African-American and Hispanic students and the overall effectiveness of college ratings. This program was part of a UCLA’s Civil Righ…

Panelists talked about the impact of race on college admissions and policies intended to help minority high school students gain college admission. The panelists also presented their studies…

Democratic leaders and others talked about civil rights issues as they related to education. Among the topics they addressed were women and minority participation in athletics, affirmative a…

Professor Gary Orfield talked about Brown vs. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court Case that ended segregation at public schools. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Co…

Commissioners heard testimony about how various education programs would impact equal opportunity. They discussed voucher programs and high-stakes testing. They also addressed the final repo…

Participants released the findings of a report studying the influences of diversity on a higher education. The report found that affirmative action enriches students lives and aids in the ed…

Members of the panel discussed ways to improve racial diversity in primary and secondary schools. School superintendents, educators and former Education Secretary William Bennett talked abou…

The National School Board Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education met with reporters to release a report entitled: “The Status of School Desegregation: The Next Generation.” Gar…

Witnesses testified before the House Education & Labor Committee about the Office of Civil Rights and problems in enforcing civil rights laws. This is Part 2 of the Hearing on the Office of …

Associate Justice William Rehnquist and other witnesses testified on his nomination to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.