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School Segregation Then and Now: Has Much Changed?

School Segregation Then and Now: Has Much Changed?

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“Little Rock Nine”

This Day in Black History: Sept. 24, 1957

Federal troops desegregate Central High School.
09/24/2014

This Day in Black History: May 27, 1958

The first of the "Little Rock Nine" graduated.
05/27/2014
Won’t Districts Suffer if the Money’s Gone?

Challenges Remain for Little Rock, Amid Ruling

Jesse Washington writes on quality of education in Arkansas.
01/15/2014
March on Washington

20 Iconic Milestones in the Fight for Civil Rights

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Learn Like Your Life Depends on It

Michelle Obama at Bowie State: Be Examples of Excellence

First lady urges Blacks to make education a top priority.
05/17/2013
At the Frontlines

Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement

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Lawmakers Lend Support to Grieving Parents - Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee offers comfort to Trayvon Martin's parents.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trayvon Martin's Parents Meet with Black Lawmakers

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Education - Barack Obama: Obama’s Education Department has instituted the Race to the Top competitive grant program to encourage school districts to create innovative ways to ensure that students graduate from high school college- or career-ready. The administration also has restructured and expanded federal financial aid programs.Newt Gingrich: Gingrich supports the Obama administration’s Race to the Top program, but says he would “dramatically shrink” the Education Department and eliminate most of its regulations.Mitt Romney: Romney favors No Child Left Behind’s federal accountability standards and has reversed an earlier position that would shutter the Education Department.Rick Santorum: Santorum proposes a “significantly” smaller Education Department. He also believes that early-childhood education programs are an attempt by government to “indoctrinate” children.(Photo: MIKE BROWN/Reuters)

Appeals Court: Arkansas Can't Stop Desegregation Funds

Arkansas can't end funding for desegregation programs.
12/28/2011