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San Francisco Mayor Wants College Accounts for Kindergartners

Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to create college savings accounts for all of San Francisco’s kindergartners and make small initial deposits to get them started – even as the city grapples with a massive budget shortfall.

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Interracial Marriage Still Rising But at Slower Pace Than 1990s

The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million, according to the latest census figures. While still growing, that number is a marked drop-off from the 65 percent increase between 1990 and 2000.

The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million, according to the latest census figures.

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GAO Again Recommends Better Oversight of Grants to Minority Serving Institutions

Since 2004, the Government Accountability Office has been telling the U.S. Department of Education that it needs to improve the way it monitors and provides technical assistance to Title III and Title V grantees.

Leadership & Policy

College Board Merger Legislation Scrapped in Louisiana House

House Speaker Jim Tucker scrapped his push to merge the governing boards for four-year public colleges Wednesday after facing significant opposition from lawmakers and higher education leaders.

The Louisiana state Capitol building

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Advocates Question Whether Administration’s Proposals Will Leave Minority Institutions Behind

Plans by the Obama administration to consolidate dozens of education, science and community-development programs of interest to communities of color continue to draw concerns from the president’s allies and adversaries alike.

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Tennis Stars Put Hearts Into Vegas Charter School

It’s been a tough year at Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, with looming budget issues. But retired tennis stars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf say they’re excited for 19 high school seniors set to graduate June 12.

Andre Agassi and students

Leadership & Policy

Texas State Board of Education Approves Controversial Social Studies Curriculum Changes

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige was among those who implored board members to take more time to consider the new standards, which diminish civil rights and American slavery.

Faculty & Staff

Former Sheriff Named Interim President at Historically Black Florida-based College

Last week, Nat Glover, a former Duval County sheriff, became interim president of the African Methodist Episcopal-affiliated Edward Waters College and predicted the debt-ridden school would soon return to financial health under his leadership.

Dr. Frank Pogue

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Opinion: Ethnic Studies is Valuable for All Americans

Contrary to the fears and charges that ethnic studies divides and incites the overthrow of our government, it attempts to critically examine the nexus of events, peoples and consequences of actions by individuals, states and the nation itself.

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Joint Center Report Urges Research and Policy Changes to Boost the Involvement of Expectant Fathers

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes (CPIPO) has released a report on fathers’ influence on child health and development.

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes (CPIPO) released a report this week on fathers’ influence on child health and development.

Leadership & Policy

N.C. County School Board Ends Diversity Policy

Law professor Danielle Holley-Walker, an expert on public school integration in the South, says North Carolina’s Wake County had been viewed as a national model because its diversity policy helped integrate schools using socio-economic factors instead of race.

North Carolina NAACP president William Barber said the NAACP would consider filing federal civil rights complaints over the Wake County school board ending its diversity policy.

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ACLU, Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Arizona Law

The American Civil Liberties Union, along with national and Arizona-based civil rights organizations, filed a legal challenge Monday to Arizona’s tough new immigration law.

The National Council de la Raza along with other national civil rights and labor organizations announced a boycott against Arizona.

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