New York Times Union Alleges ‘Racial Imbalance’ in Job Performance Reviews
Unionized New York Times journalists are accusing the paper of giving non-white employees lower job performance grades compared to white employees.
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Commissioner: U.S. Civil Rights Report May Encourage Minorities to View Medical Professionals as Racist
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reported “racial disparities” in maternal health are due to systemic racism in the United States.
Connecticut Legalizes Marijuana to Combat ‘Racial Disparities’
Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) signed a bill that legalizes possession of marijuana in the state and anticipates retail sales of the drug in 2022.
Exclusive: Black Leader Recruits for Grassroots Critical Race Theory Pushback
The black leader of a Minnesota-based anti-woke movement says he aims to use his life story, his military and executive business experience, and his faith in America’s founding principles to take his organization from its local school choice roots, to the fight against Critical Race Theory, and on to reclaim the black nuclear family.
Black Anti-Woke Movement Busts Critical Race Theory Agenda on Racial Disparities for Income, School Suspensions
A black school choice and family movement posted data that obstructs the “racial disparities” narrative of Critical Race Theory proponents.
Trump Administration Unveils National Homelessness Strategy Addressing Racial Disparities, Mental Health
The Trump administration on Monday released a national plan to address homelessness across the country, including racial disparitites.
Studies Confirm Abortion ‘Major Cause of Death’ for Blacks
Recent studies have confirmed that while major medical and scientific associations have adopted the political narrative that abortion is a “choice” and a “right,” the reality is that abortion is a “major cause of death” and one “which disproportionately affects a racial minority.”
Study: ‘Family Structure’ a Major Factor in Racial Disparities in School Conduct and Suspensions
A new study affirms what many public policy analysts say is intuitive — that unstable family structure, including chaotic households and single-parent homes, is a primary factor in racial disparities in school behavior and suspensions.
California Poised to Ban Suspension of Willfully Defiant Students
California is poised to ban both traditional public and charter schools from suspending K-8 students for willfully defiant behavior.
Polls: White Democrats Oppose Charter Schools More Than Black Democrats
Recently released education-centered polls reveal a sharp divide between black and white Democrats over support for charter schools.
Study: White People Responsible for Blacks’ and Latinos’ Higher Exposure to Pollution
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that white people contribute more to pollution than black and Latino people, but the latter suffer from it more than the white polluters.
Trump Administration Revokes Obama-Era School Leniency Policy for Minorities
Critics of the Obama-era guidance say it tied the hands of teachers and school officials to administer discipline fairly and effectively and forced them to make statistics – which would be viewed favorably by the federal government – the priority.
Hess and Addison: Yes, Common Core Is Advancing a Left-Wing Agenda
Conservative grassroots parents, who voiced concerns that the true purpose of Common Core was to promote left-wing ideology in schools are vindicated, say education policy analysts at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
Broward County’s School Leniency Program Part of Larger Obama-Era Plan to Force School ‘Equity’
The Broward County, Florida, school leniency program that was likely the inspiration for the Obama administration’s plan to shrink the “school to prison pipeline” is part of a larger Obama-era plan to force school “equity.”
Trump Administration Still Enacting Obama School Discipline Guidance Based on Racial Injustice
A 2014 “guidance” from the Obama administration that threatens school districts whose data showed a higher proportion of minority students are administered disciplinary measures is still in effect in the Trump administration.
Google Gives $11.5 Million to Combat ‘Racial Bias’ in Justice System
Google has pledged $11.5 million to combat “racial bias” and “disparities” in the criminal justice system, according to USA Today.
U.S. Education Department Civil Rights Complaints More Than Doubled During Obama Administration
The report, titled “Securing Equal Educational Opportunity,” shows that in fiscal year 2016 OCR processed 16,720 complaints, more than twice the 6,364 filed in fiscal year 2009.
Baltimore County School Superintendent Calls For End To ‘GT’ Label
Baltimore Superintendent Dallas Dance has proposed ending use of the label “Gifted and Talented” even though Maryland state law defines the term specifically and requires students identified as GT to have access to special programming.
Scientists’ Failure to Report Abortions as ‘Cause of Death’ Masks Massive Racial Disparities
A new research study illuminates the alarming paradox that, despite the fact that no credible scientific theory has refuted the reality that all human life begins at conception, the scientific community has not reported abortion as a “cause of death” in the country’s vital statistics system, a practice that aids public ignorance of the massive racial disparities associated with the procedure.
Report Claims Declining Numbers of Black Males in Medical School Due to Racial Inequalities
A recent publication states that a reported drop in the number of black males in medical school is due to “unequal” educational opportunities and other racial disparities.
