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Commemorating Juneteenth 2022 in Austin, Texas
According to Tribeza, there are 8 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in Austin. Juneteenth became a federal holiday when President Joe Biden signed it
Tag : Educational Equity, Politics & Policy In Texas
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Increasing College Enrollment among Hispanic Men by Gustavo A. Mellander, Hispanic Outlook, June 2022
Important update to what has actually been a great disparity in college enrollment between Latina females and Latino males. I am happy to see my
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Uvalde Strong: A Community Comes Together to Heal by Ricardo Romo, Ph.D Jun 12, 2020
Such a beautiful and touching recent reflection by Dr. Ricardo Romo on his and his wife, Harriett's, visit to Uvalde. The library is an excellent
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Engineering Student Writes Letter to Female Classmates About Why They're Not Equal to Men
Excellent, must-read piece for women, as well as female and male students of color in STEM fields and careers. -AngelaEngineering Student Writes
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IDRA Study: Texas High Schools Reach All-Time Low Attrition Rate but Still Lose 80,000 Students
Any report out of the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) on attrition and dropout rates is always the most authoritative in our
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Honoring Rodolfo “Rudy” Francisco Acuña 7th Annual Statewide Summit on Mexican American Studies, 2022
Dr. Emilio Zamora delivered a powerful tribute to the legendary Dr. Rodolfo "Rudy" Acuña last Saturday at our 7th Annual Mexican American
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Putin Believes He Will Win a War of Attrition, by Diane Ravitch, June 7, 2022
This portrait for the future is bleak, especially the forecast of an unprecedented world food crisis. I think Diane Ravitch makes good points but
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U.S. Department of Education Delivers $1.5 Million in Emergency Funds to Support Uvalde Schools
This is great news. The survivors of the Uvalde tragedy are getting federal government support. Thank you, U.S. Department of Education Secretary
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"White replacement theory is fascism’s new name," by Jason Stanley and Federico Finchelstein, 5.24.2022
This idea that white replacement theory is a new name for fascism works for me as I've been thinking a lot these days about WRT and what it means.
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Polygamy, underage ‘wives’, and women treated as ‘chattel’: Inside Warren Jeffs’s Fundamentalist Mormon sect
This is a provocative Netflix documentary that I just saw that speaks to how people's consciousness can be totally determined or brainwashed. When
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Feds warn that Uvalde massacre, impending abortion ruling and midterm elections could spur more acts of violence
Where we've gotten to as a country... Be alert, everybody! -Angela ValenzuelaFeds warn that Uvalde massacre, impending abortion ruling and midterm
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INVITATION: 7th Annual Statewide Summit on Mexican American Studies TOMORROW—June 11, 2022
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLICDear Friends and Colleagues:Please join us tomorrow morning on Saturday, June 11, 2022 for our 7th Annual Statewide
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Do the 'U.S. News' Rankings Rely on Dubious Data? by Francie Diep, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Excellent read in the April 15, 2022 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Errors, ambiguity, and the pressure to look good make the annual
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The G.O.P. War on Civil Virtue by Paul Krugman | New York Times | May 26, 2022
Texans deserve better than our current Texas Republican leadership, beginning with Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Senator Ted
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Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns (CNN)
Friends,Combining a Youtube video and CNN report, these are must-hear and must-read, respectively, news that capture a talk delivered today by