In Texas, Mexican graduation stoles sparked a dress code controversy
What a Houston-area school district calls a mistake points at deeper problems related to dress codes and what advocates say amounts to systemic racism.
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Nadra Nittle
Former Education Reporter
Past articles by Nadra Nittle
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In LGBTQ+ friendly California, Pride Month celebrations in schools have become culture war targets
Despite the state’s liberal reputation, parents, with some help from conservative groups, are joining a nationwide push to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion in education.
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Judy Chu — the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress — reflects on history-making career
She started out in politics to better represent the Asian-American community. Thirty-five years later, she continues to fight against hate and advocate for the marginalized.
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Few marine scientists are Black. A Spelman College-OceanX effort aims to change that.
A collaboration between the historically Black women’s college and an exploration nonprofit will allow students to spend weeks at sea with experts of color on the research ship OceanXplorer.
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Kimberlé Crenshaw’s work was cut from AP African American Studies. Now she’s fighting back.
The scholar known for popularizing intersectionality and critical race theory is spearheading the “Freedom to Learn” national day of action to challenge censorship in schools.
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Freaknik united thousands of Black college students, but it posed risks for Black women
Forty years after the first Freaknik, the Atlanta spring break event is still generating buzz thanks to a planned Hulu documentary.
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Why these 13 books faced more attempted library bans than any others in 2022
Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, president of the American Library Association, discussed a year of unprecedented book bans — many targeting titles with LGBTQIA-related content.
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Houston public schools have a diverse, nearly all-women school board. A state takeover would oust them from office.
A complaint to the Department of Justice describes Texas Education Agency’s control of the Houston Independent School District as a power grab to strip Black and Latinx voters of their rights.
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Florida bill would bring bans on gender studies and critical race theory to colleges and universities
House Bill 999 would prohibit students from majoring or minoring in certain disciplines, and could pose a risk to Black sororities and fraternities, Latinx groups, affinity groups or even veterans’ organizations.
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‘Enough is enough’: L.A. school district workers demand historic raise during three-day strike
Teachers in the nation’s second-largest school district joined bus drivers, cafeteria workers and paraprofessionals in a “sympathy strike,” resulting in over 65,000 personnel absences and bringing classes to a halt.