Articles filed under Diversity
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Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standardsAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Leaders of a forum on Florida's new standards for teaching Black history encouraged parents to let their discontent be heard by showing up at local...
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Harper marks 50 years of helping students with disabilitiesAug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - With a legacy of 50 years of service to Harper College and the Harper community, the Office of Access and Disability Services (ADS) has a long history of putting student...
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Elgin-area barbershops offer free back-to-school haircuts for students in needAug 07, 2023 5:30 am - Several Elgin-area barbershops again are partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin to offer free back-to-school haircuts for students in need. Haircuts and hairdo...
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Pritzker signs bills mandating teaching of Native American history, repatriating remainsAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a package of bills extending cultural protections to Native Americans in Illinois and requiring the teaching of Native American history in ...
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Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers. Turnover is soaring for educators of colorAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. - Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia's public schools. As a Black woman, she to...
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Harper College, area high school districts collaborate on Equity Literacy ProjectJul 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Harper, area educators work on Equity Literacy Project to aid teachers, students
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Suburban Mosaic: Indian American woman turns racist attack into comedy act coming to RosemontJul 24, 2023 5:30 am - Kiran Deol needed two surgeries after being hit in the face with a bottle in a racist attack outside a 7-Eleven in December. Now, mostly recovered from her injury, Deol ...
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Economics website is filled with racist and sexist speech, some blame the nation's top universitiesJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on a jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous lea...
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Suburban Mosaic: Evanston center marks 40 years of helping young adults find jobsJul 17, 2023 5:30 am - Graduating high school and landing that first job can be challenging for students coming from disadvantaged communities whose career pathways are uncertain. That's where...
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Daily Herald Suburban Business 2023 Diversity Awards recognition eventJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - Thirteen suburban companies and business organizations have been selected as honorees of the third annual Diversity in Business Awards, presented by Shaker Recruitment M...