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State discipline law keeps Black, Latino kids in class. Trump says it's illegal
President Trump signed an executive order that could be a prelude to a legal challenge of a California law that banned ...
Feds probe Chicago Public Schools over alleged racial discrimination in Black Student Success Plan
The federal government launched an investigation into CPS related to allegations of discrimination in the district’s Black ...
U.S. Department Education investigates Chicago Public Schools over Black Student Success Plan
The Chicago Public Schools are under federal investigation again — this time for a program that CPS said is meant to provide ...
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Chicago Public Schools Investigated By The Department Of Education Over Its Black Students Success Plan
A plan to empower Chicago, IL-based Black students is now being investigated by the federal government. According to ABC 7, ...
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CPS plan to help Black students in crosshairs of Trump's Education Department
The investigation targets Chicago’s “Black Student Success Plan,” which the federal government and a right-wing group allege ...
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Behind the curtain
This story was originally published in Sept. 2024, see Editor’s Note below. When you think of ballet, here’s what might come to mind: fluffy pink tutus squeezed over pale pink tights, the color of the ...