Articles filed under Diversity
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Bans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts sayAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - When Wes Brown sought out children's books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the family he and his husband were building. He found that ...
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'We have made progress': Minority hiring, retention up in Naperville 203 but academic gaps still a concernAug 23, 2023 5:30 am - A Naperville Unit District 203 equity report indicates progress with minority hiring, but work remains to close academic gaps among minority student groups. District off...
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Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schoolsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A coalition advocating for Native American people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival ...
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Experts: Literacy training must evolve to help kids in early gradesAug 21, 2023 5:30 am - After years of teaching high school students with learning disabilities, Carol Benz realized their problems with reading could have been addressed at a much younger age....
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Suburban Mosaic: Islamic convention will bring 20,000 people to RosemontAug 21, 2023 5:30 am - In two weeks, more than 20,000 Muslims from across North America and the world are expected to converge on Rosemont for a four-day Islamic convention - one of the larges...
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Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in publicAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday, a...
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Why there's an acute need for minority organ, tissue and eye donorsAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - The need for organ, tissue and eye donors from minority communities remains critical, says a suburban group highlighting the shortage during National Minority Donor Awar...
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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...