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  • Ayanna Pressley Introduces Legislation to End the ‘Pushout’ of Black Girls

    Ayanna Pressley Introduces Legislation to End the ‘Pushout’ of Black Girls

    We are all magicians. This country practices a particular kind of wizardry that can make black votes disappear; turn a black radical into a whitewashed moderate and hypnotize an entire population into somehow believing that “illegal immigrants” can trespass on stolen land. But the most wondrous trick of all is how we treat black girls.…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Report: How Charter Schools Are Used to Hide Dropouts and Game the Educational System

    Olympia (Fla.) High School was ranked among the nation’s top 1,000 schools by U.S. News and World Report last year. It offers more than two dozen Advanced Placement courses, a great many after-school clubs and an assortment of sports, everything from bowling to water polo. Yet a recent report says that Olympia’s success as a…

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    Monique Judge

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  • High School Graduation Rates in US Reach Record High

    Federal data released Monday shows that the nation’s high school graduation rate rose again during the 2014-2015 school year, reaching a record high as more than 83 percent of students earned their diplomas on time. The Washington Post reports that gains were made in every student group, including low-income, black, white, Asian, Hispanic and Native…

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    Monique Judge

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