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  2. The Shame of the Nation - Wikipedia

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    In the first chapter of this text, Kozol examines the current state of segregation within the urban school system. He begins with a discussion on the irony stated in the above quote: schools named after leaders of the integration struggle are some of the most segregated schools, such as the Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Seattle, Washington (95% minority) or a school named after Rosa ...

  3. Separate school - Wikipedia

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    In Alberta, wherever a separate school system exists, individuals who are of the minority faith that established the separate school system must be residents, electors, and ratepayers of the separate school system (the Schmidt decision). There is no way by which they could opt to be supporters of the public school system except by leaving the ...

  4. List of Jim Crow law examples by state - Wikipedia

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    1860–1880; 1885: Education [Statute] Children of "Negroes, Mongolians, and Indians" must attend separate schools. [6] Later amended in 1864 to enable a separate school to be established upon the written request of the parents of ten such children. "A less number may be provided for in separate schools in any other manner."

  5. Three Cups of Tea - Wikipedia

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    The total of Mortenson's book sales then stood near $5 million. [36] [37] [38] In June 2011, Price dropped out of the suit because she had never bought the book. [39] In Illinois, former school teacher Deborah Netter dropped her Illinois lawsuit against Mortenson in early July 2011, and joined the Montana lawsuit in mid-July.

  6. Midlands school district rules whether Black history children ...

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    The children’s book, which had been in 13 schools across the district, was removed from shelves after the district received a complaint last month. The specifics of the complaint had not been ...

  7. Kill the Indian, Save the Man - Wikipedia

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    The book's title comes from a quote attributed to Richard Henry Pratt, an Army officer who developed the Carlisle Indian School, the first (off-reservation) Indian boarding school, from his experience in educating Native American prisoners of war. [1] Its model of cultural immersion and assimilation was adopted for use at other government schools.

  8. 75 back-to-school quotes to inspire students for the year ahead

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    These back-to-school quotes cover sayings for teachers, parents, ... “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” — Malala Yousafzai.

  9. Mendez v. Westminster - Wikipedia

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    Suggesting that placing students in these separate "Mexican Schools" was having a major effect on their graduation rate, and the decision in the case of Mendez v. Westminster made a positive change. George L. Sanchez , who served as an expert witness in the case, was asked if the Mendez decision could have any influence on Brown v.