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November 17, 2020
by Judith Kilborn
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Racial Bias and the Student Loan Industry

Just say “White people.” The people upset about this proposal don’t factor in the racial biases of the student loan industry or how they benefit. Here’s why they should be happy. A thread: pic.twitter.com/MXxV2fX2xH — michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) November 16, 2020

November 4, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Immigration looms over contested Minnesota school referendum

Check out the impacts of immigration on Worthington schools and on growing city businesses. Immigration looms over contested Minnesota school referendum – SFGate WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — When voters in this southwestern Minnesota town weigh nearly $34 million in new … Continue reading

October 12, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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A podcast on “Why a suburb’s integrated schools are still failing black students”

In this Washington Post podcast, “Laura Meckler goes back to her hometown of Shaker Heights, Ohio, to try to understand why integration efforts in schools there are still not closing the achievement gap” (https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/why-a-suburbs-integrated-schools-are-still-failing-black-students/).

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