Education

Education reform is not to blame for nation’s segregated school

By Kevin P. Chavous Executive Counsel for the American Federation for Children It is the great irony of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark desegregation case that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, that segregation in our schools […]

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Confederate group seeks to stop changes on the Ole Miss campus

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — A Confederate history group is asking a court to block the University of Mississippi from changing Old South symbols on campus. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Wednesday that Sons of Confederate […]

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Jackson school system joins education funding lawsuit

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jackson Public Schools are joining a lawsuit seeking to recover a shortfall in state education funding and bar future underfunding. The board voted 2-1 Tuesday to join, with two abstentions, said […]