Race in Schools
Half Of Teachers At North Will Be Shown The Door, February 27, 2007, Rocky Mountain News
Reform hasn’t been working, so drastic measures are necessary.
Black History Mandate Eases Into Phila. Schools, February 21, 2007, Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia district is first to make black history a required course for graduating.
Anti-Affirmative Action Group To Investigate Arizona Schools, February 21, 2007, Mohave Daily News (Bullhead City, Arizona)
ASU spokesman: A student’s ethnic background has never been a factor in admission.
Club 2012 Stresses Academic Achievement Of Young Black Males, February 21, 2007, Washington Post
Group of black parents push sons to graduate on time in 2012.
Halfway To Destination 2010, Kids Struggling, February 19, 2007, Pioneer Press (St. Paul)
Free computers and $10,000 not sufficient incentives for non-whites to stay in school.
Elites To Anti-Affirmative-Action Voters: Drop Dead, January 29, 2007, City Journal
Establishment won’t let go of “socially engineered racial proportionality.”
Hmong Teachings In Schools Pitched, January 29, 2007, AP
Hmong leaders say they are tired of their contributions being overlooked.
School Ends Slave-Master Role Playing Teaching Exercise After Complaint, January 18, 2007, WBIR-TV (Knoxville, Tenn.)
White student puts an end to white-guilt “exercise.”
Intelligence In The Classroom, January 16, 2007, Opinion Journal
What IQ is needed for a child to meet the Education Dept.’s basic achievement score?
Many Still Left Behind, January 4, 2007, San Bernardino County Sun
White students made greater progress than blacks and Hispanics.
Schools Pressed To Close Gap, December 19, 2006, St. Petersburg Times
But blacks promise to improve family life.
Mother Says Teacher ‘Exploited’ Child, December 12, 2006, AP
Teacher uses 5-year-old as prop in multicultural lesson.
Strong Grades Replace SATs, December 7, 2006, Baltimore Sun
More and more colleges abandoning “biased” standardized admissions tests.
Court Decision Favors Native Hawaiians, December 6, 2006, AP
When can white Southerners claim to be “downtrodden indigenous populations”?
Back To The Supreme Court: Racial Balance In Schools, December 4, 2006, Christian Science Monitor
Racial balancing is discrimination, say parents.
Press Release: USCCR Report Examines Benefits Of Diversity In Elementary And Secondary Education, December 4, 2006, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Chairman: No significant benefits found in racial diversity.
School Officials Drop Race In Districting, November 30, 2006, AP
School boundaries adopted last year violated Prop 209.
Study: Higher Bar Exam Pass Score Would Hurt Minorities, November 28, 2006, NYSBA
The only possible explanation: a flaw in the education system.
Minority Teachers Rare In Suburbs, November 21, 2006, Pioneer Press (St. Paul)
Principal “prays” that minority applicants for teachings jobs are the best qualified.
Ruling: Classes Divided By Race, November 20, 2006, Dallas Morning News
Elementary school established all-white classes to halt “white-flight” from district.
Houston’s Immigration Solution—Education, November 16, 2006, ABC News
District creates high school catering to adult illegals.
Urban Students Perform Worse At Science, November 15, 2006, AP
“Urban” students score lower in reading and math, too.
Clayton Principal Steps Down; Singled Out Latino Students, November 13, 2006, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Efforts to keep order in the classroom must not target trouble-makers.
Parents Claim Discrimination Against Christian Students, October 27, 2006, WCPO.com
School district gives Muslim students campus office space to fast and pray.
A Fight To Keep Schools Integrated, October 25, 2006, LA Times
Despite 30 years’ bussing, Birmingham schools as segregated “as they were in 1966.”
Berkeley: School District Sued Over Racial Policy, October 6, 2006, San Francisco Chronicle
Suit says using race to assign students for ‘race-balancing’ violates Calif. Proposition 209.
Blacks Take Education Into Their Own Hands, September 28, 2006, San Francisco Chronicle
After fighting for integration, more blacks are homeschooling children.
Judge Blocks Omaha School Race-Division Law, September 19, 2006, AP
Black Nebraskan state senator wanted segregated school districts.
School Wants Diversity, But Kind That Pays—Suit, September 19, 2006, New York Daily News
Diversity chief claims he was ordered to recruit “full-paying Asians and non-Jews.”
Failure Rates Of Minorities On WASL “Painful”, September 15, 2006, Seattle Times
Continued school failure of non-whites leaves superintendent’s staff “practically in tears.”
Capistrano Schools’ Boundary Policy Constitutional, Judge Rules, August 31, 2006, Orange County Register
Calif. district can use race in determining pupil assignment to ensure racial balancing.
Everman Principal Steps Down, August 30, 2006, Dallas Morning News
She asked black students to improve their test scores.
School, Teacher On Trial, August 29, 2006, AP
White teacher would rather “go back to Vietnam” than teach again in black school.
Bush Weighs In On Seattle Schools’ “Racial Balancing”, August 25, 2006, Los Angeles Times
US attorney opposes “race-balancing.”
Racial Engineering In Seattle: Grutter politics., August 24, 2006, National Review Online
School district’s race-balancing scheme heads to the Supreme Court.
Racial Achievement Controversy, August 23, 2006, WCJB TV News
Reporting black academic failure “sounds racist.”
Regents OK Tuition Raise For Diversity, August 18, 2006, Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
Students will foot the bill to attract more non-whites to university.
Chicago Schools Meet Some Racial Balance Rules, August 16, 2006, AP
School officials say integration “difficult” because only nine percent of district students are white.
California Schools Get Higher Marks On Standardized Tests, August 16, 2006, Los Angeles Times
But still can’t close racial achievement gaps.
Few Poor, Minority Pupils In Charters, August 1, 2006, Salt Lake Tribune
As non-whites become the majority in SLC’s public schools, whites look for alternatives.
Black Culture Focus Of School Program Designed To Boost Pride And Marks, July 19, 2006, Toronto Star
“Africentric” math lessons will use “racial profiling” statistics.
Diversity Has Its Downside In Tests, July 19, 2006, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Schools penalized under “No Child Left Behind” if any racial group scores too low.
Upper Grades, Lower Reading Skills, July 13, 2006, Washington Post
Black and Hispanic lag in reading is “startling.”
Dropout, Failure Rates Linked To Language, June 23, 2006, Toronto Star
Problem “has nothing to do with any group’s innate ability,” says Hispanic professor.
LAUSD’s graduation rate: 44%, June 22, 2006, Daily News (Los Angeles)
LA district officials claim the rate is higher.
It’s discrimination. It’s wrong., June 20, 2006, USA Today
Suit against Louisville’s policy of school “racial balancing” heads to Supreme Court.
More Than Their Share Of Special Education?, June 19, 2006, Richmond Times-Dispatch
There is no place else to put many blacks.
GA To Exclude Katrina Students’ Scores, June 13, 2006, AP
States won’t be penalized for low-performance of New Orleans refugees.
A Puzzling Legacy, June 12, 2006, Marin Independent Journal
California school district spends $22,000 per head but students still fail. Critics blame teachers.
For Some, Exit Exam Taints Rite Of Passage, June 9, 2006, Contra Costa Times
Hispanic “honor students” fail English part of California exit exam.