Diversity

Continuing coverage of issues of race, gender, sexual orientation and other types of multiculturalism in schools.

Teacher Turnover Plagues Chicago Public Schools

June 30, 2009, MCT

Supreme Court Eases Oversight of Ariz. English Program

June 25, 2009, AP

Obama Wants to Trim Complex College Aid Form

June 24, 2009, AP

Mock Graduation Takes Place on Behalf of DREAM Act

Students travel to Washington to rally for legislation that would provide a path to legalization for undocumented youths. June 24, 2009

ACLU: Mich. Zero-Tolerance Law Unfair to Students

June 24, 2009, AP

News Briefs

Hispanic Students' Achievement in Massachusetts

A study finds Hispanic 10th graders born in South America are performing better in math and English than those born in Central America or the U.S. June 9, 2009

Advocate for Gay Students Named to Federal School Safety Office

Kevin Jennings, a former history teacher and a national advocate for gay and lesbian students, has been named the assistant deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Education’s office of safe and drug-free schools. June 9, 2009

Population Growth of Hispanics, Asians Slowing, Census Says

Deterred by immigration laws and the lackluster economy, the population growth of Hispanics and Asians in the United States has slowed unexpectedly. May 18, 2009

Achievement Gap

African-American middle school students narrowed the achievement gap, relative to their white peers, a new report states. April 28, 2009

ACLU Accuses Tenn. Districts Of Blocking Gay-Themed Web Sites

April 21, 2009

Utah District Cleared on ESL

Federal monitoring of the Salt Lake City school district over its teaching of English as a second language has ended. April 7, 2009

More News Briefs

Bullying Top Issue for School Safety Chief

The new head of the Education Department’s office of safe and drug-free schools has fought the kind of harassment he faced as a gay youth. June 23, 2009

Scholars Make Case for Integration

Researchers travel to Capitol Hill to present new findings on the academic benefits of racially mixed schools. June 17, 2009

Commentary

Educational Inequality Begins at Birth

"Very young children have the greatest ability to learn. They are like sponges, soaking up whatever their environment offers," writes Vicky Schippers. June 8, 2009

Commentary

Time to Kill 'No Child Left Behind'

"It is too late to tweak NCLB. Seven years after it was signed into law, it is clear that the program deserves to be buried," writes Diane Ravitch. June 8, 2009

School Rulings by Sotomayor Eyed Carefully

Although Judge Sonia Sotomayor has handled a relatively small number of cases dealing with education, those disputes offer clues to the direction she might take on school matters. June 5, 2009

Judges: No Bible at Pa. Kindergarten Show and Tell

June 2, 2009, AP

Teacher Transfers Linked to Influx of Black Students

Study of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., district after desegregation finds movement of teachers. Updated: June 5, 2009

Commentary

A Tragic Lesson in Anti-Gay Bullying

"Words such as 'gay,' 'fag,' and 'queer' are often used as the most hurtful insults students can throw at one another," writes Joleen Hanlon. May 27, 2009

'Taiwan' vs. 'Chinese Taipei': Which Should TIMSS Use?

May 11, 2009

Study Examines Cooperative-Learning Results by Race

Updated: May 11, 2009

Roots of Federal ELL Case Run Deep

April 6, 2009

Schools Take Steps to Defuse Anti-Gay Group's Protests

April 3, 2009

Commentary

Does Money Matter Most?

March 13, 2009

Maryland Tackles Ways to Tap Into 'Heritage' Languages