Minority men falling behind academically, study finds
(Los Angeles Times) Young black and Latino men lag behind their contemporaries in nearly every measure of educational attainment, with many failing to attend college or earn degrees and large numbers...
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Why The U.S. Needs More Minority Teachers
(Freakonomics) When it comes to achievement, does it matter if a student and a teacher are the same race? And if so, how much? That’s the essential question posed by a trio of economists in a new...
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Feds award $24.6 million for enhancing predominantly Black institutions
(Examiner.com) On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the award of $24,601,758 to 62 colleges to enhance their capacity to serve low and middle-income African American students....
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Minority Schoolkids Aware of Racial Stigmas
(The Root) A recent study out of UCLA says that minority students as young as second grade are aware of stigmas against their ethnic groups and have increased academic anxiety as a result. But in a...
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