Title: Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History (Opinion)
Headings: Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History
Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History
Nicholas Dauphine
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It is as if we did not exist in this country between the Alamo ... and the introduction of Freddie Prinze.”
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Content: Considering that people of Hispanic descent make up more than 16 percent of the total population of the United States today, efforts should be made to shine a light on the history, conditions, people, and effects of Latino activists and legislation. It’s time to give a large portion of the population its due, so that maybe when educational resources are developed into lesson plans, Hispanics have an element of pride and purpose in knowing that our predecessors also played a role in shaping the world and civil rights that we enjoy today. A version of this article appeared in the May 14, 2014 edition of Education Week as Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History
Brown v. Board at 60: New Diversity, Familiar Disparities
Equity & Diversity Opinion Why Integration Matters in Schools
Integration has a positive effect on almost every aspect of education that matters, and segregation the inverse, writes Derek Black. Derek W. Black, May 13, 2014
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Law & Courts Opinion Integration: New Concepts for a New Era
School desegregation remains a goal worth pursuing, but by different, more nuanced means than schools used to employ, Leonard Stevens writes. Leonard B. Stevens, May 13, 2014
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Law & Courts Opinion K-12 Education: Still Separate, Still Unequal
Sixty years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, racial disparities in schools should be a call to action, writes Leticia Smith-Evans. Leticia Smith-Evans, May 13, 2014
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