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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

via The Associated Press

In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans.

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Pennsylvania school district’s decision to cut song from student concert raises concerns

Pennsylvania school district’s decision to cut song from student concert raises concerns

Friday, May 17th, 2024

via The Associated Press

A Pennsylvania school district's decision to remove a song from a recent student choral concert has divided the community and spurred a review by a civil rights group.

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How Black parents in D.C. got segregation struck down 70 years ago

How Black parents in D.C. got segregation struck down 70 years ago

Friday, May 17th, 2024

via The Washington Post

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled school segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board—and in the D.C. companion case Bolling v. Sharpe.

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Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive

Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive

Friday, May 17th, 2024

via The Associated Press

A federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to a local school board in Pennsylvania's coal region is unfairly shutting Latino voters out of power.

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Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

Thursday, May 16th, 2024

via The Associated Press

The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down segregated education 70 years ago.

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After a borderland shootout, a 100-year-old battle for the truth

After a borderland shootout, a 100-year-old battle for the truth

Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

via The Washington Post

A century after three Tejano men were shot to death, the story descendants tell of their killing contradicts official accounts. Whose story counts as Texas history?

Racism

‘This Feels Like My ‘Doctor Who’: Superfans Watch the New Season

‘This Feels Like My ‘Doctor Who’: Superfans Watch the New Season

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

via The New York Times

Five British fans gathered to watch the premiere, wondering what a new Doctor and Disney+'s co-production would mean for their favorite show.

Sex Education

Corrections: May 14, 2024

Corrections: May 14, 2024

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

via The New York Times

Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

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Teachers at Montgomery school upset over cut to extended-year program

Teachers at Montgomery school upset over cut to extended-year program

Monday, May 13th, 2024

via The Washington Post

A decision to end an extended-year program at Roscoe Nix Elementary School has frustrated some teachers who say they relied on the summertime salary.

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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

Sunday, May 12th, 2024

via The Associated Press

Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns.

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Virginia School District Reinstates Confederate Names at Two Schools

Virginia School District Reinstates Confederate Names at Two Schools

Friday, May 10th, 2024

via The Wall Street Journal

The Shenandoah County school board voted 5-1 early Friday to bring back Confederate names for two of its schools.

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‘Late Admissions’ Review: Glenn Loury’s Rise, Fall and Rise

‘Late Admissions’ Review: Glenn Loury’s Rise, Fall and Rise

Friday, May 10th, 2024

via The Wall Street Journal

An economist tenured at a young age, Glenn Loury was always inclined to question orthodoxies.

Racism

Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names

Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names

Friday, May 10th, 2024

via The New York Times

The school board voted on Friday to reverse a decision made four years ago, when the killing of George Floyd prompted nationwide demands for a racial reckoning, to rename the schools.

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An education board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools

An education board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools

Friday, May 10th, 2024

via The Associated Press

A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school four years after the names had been removed.

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Virginia school board restores Confederate leaders’ names to two schools

Virginia school board restores Confederate leaders’ names to two schools

Friday, May 10th, 2024

via The Washington Post

The change comes four years after the schools had removed the names during the national racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd's killing.

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Jewish students say they wanted more from MCPS at antisemitism hearing

Jewish students say they wanted more from MCPS at antisemitism hearing

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Jewish students say they wish lawmakers questioned Montgomery County Public Schools' response to antisemitism more thoroughly during Wednesday's hearing.

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Ncuti Gatwa chooses to ‘concentrate on the love’ as the new face of ‘Doctor Who’

Ncuti Gatwa chooses to ‘concentrate on the love’ as the new face of ‘Doctor Who’

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

via The Associated Press

Ncuti Gatwa says he's 'making the conscious choice to concentrate on the love and the positivity' as the Fifteenth Doctor in the new Disney+/BBC 'Doctor Who' series.

Sex Education

Ncuti Gatwa jokes he finally impressed his parents, when he became ‘Doctor Who’

Ncuti Gatwa jokes he finally impressed his parents, when he became ‘Doctor Who’

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

via The Associated Press

Actor Ncuti Gatwa, known for his roles on "Sex Education" and "Barbie," jokes that his parents finally believed he'd made it when he was cast as the 15th doctor on the hit U.K. show "Doctor Who."

Sex Education

Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules

Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

via The Associated Press

A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom but is stopping short of a broader prohibition against the state's ban on teaching such subjects in the schools.

Racism

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