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Colo. 1st State With 2 Black Legislative Leaders

Sharecropper’s grandson Terrance Carroll was chosen Wednesday as speaker of Colorado’s House of Representatives, making the state the first in the nation where Blacks lead both chambers of its Legislature.

January 7, 2009

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Mixed Reviews: Black and Latino Advocates On Duncan’s Record and Their Expectations

The highly anticipated announcement of the next U.S. Secretary of Education brought varied reactions from three key African-American higher education constituencies and at least one Latino organization.

December 16, 2008

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OBAMA STAYS CLOSE TO HOME ON EDUCATION CHIEF

President-elect Obama today tapped Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan as his secretary of education, selecting an urban schools chief who has little background in public higher education but who emerged as a consensus pick to help bridge gaps among K-12 factions.

December 15, 2008

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Some See DREAM Act Within Reach

Barack Obama’s presidential victory is fueling widespread optimism among student groups that Congress and the next White House will endorse long-debated legislation to help undocumented students gain legal status.

December 8, 2008

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Obama Administration Could Mean More Money, Scrutiny

Youth expect Obama to deliver on college affordability, but that may mean more oversight of colleges.

November 26, 2008

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Change of Heart?

The news comes a day after Gannet News Service reported that President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reached an agreement that will make way for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration legislation.

November 24, 2008

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More Than Half Of Campus Hate Crimes Involve Race

Bill includes provision that requires more reporting by colleges and universities.

November 24, 2008

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Perspectives: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Intellectual Diversity on Campus

A 2006 study by Gross and Simmons found that 68.2 percent of 1000 Americans surveyed believe that academia favors professors with liberal social and political views.

November 20, 2008

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Education Policymakers, Researchers Call for Amending Education Law

The No Child Left Behind Act has been ineffective in bolstering the achievement of low-income and immigrant students because it has failed to address the needs of the whole child, and President-elect Barack Obama must redirect the focus of this federal policy accordingly in the law’s reauthorization, policymakers and scholars said.

November 16, 2008

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Graduate Assistants Take Fight for Collective Bargaining to Congress

Teaching and research assistants hope a new online petition and new political leadership will spur Congress to pass a collective bargaining law.

November 12, 2008

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Obama Administration could mean more money, scrutiny

With the Obama era fast approaching in the nation’s capital, postsecondary education advocates are preparing for an onslaught of new legislation while also making plans to deal with new leadership at the U.S. Education Department.

November 6, 2008

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Hispanics to Press New President on Immigration, No Matter the Victor

If Hispanic voters turn out in the numbers predicted in next Tuesday�s presidential election, the winner may be pressured into tackling the politically prickly issue of immigration reform in his first year in office whether he wants to or not, an immigrant advocate predicted Wednesday.

October 29, 2008