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US K-12 Education: Still the "Shame of the Nation"

Higher Education Inquirer

In 2005, Jonathan Kozols The Shame of the Nation powerfully critiqued the deeply entrenched educational inequalities that have disproportionately harmed Black, Latino, and low-income students. However, the future of U.S.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Matthews, with whom he founded Black Issues In Higher Education in 1984. In 2005, the publication broadened its focus, becoming Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Through his wife Lee’s affiliation with the Fairfax, Virginia, branch of the NAACP Cox met Frank L.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under his leadership, the school saw improved enrollment and educational programs as well as its transition from a college to a university. She served as system president for nearly a decade (1997-2005) and was the first woman to lead the American Council on Education. Those shoes cannot be filled.” 2, at age 81.