A PRRAC & National Women's Law Center Report (April 2015). Synopsis: Our nation’s schools remain highly segregated along racial and economic lines, and schools with high concentrations of minority and low-income students generally have fewer resources for academic and extracurricular activities. Opportunities to play sports, which provide valuable benefits, are … [Read more...] about Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities (PRRAC & National Women’s Law Center, April 2015)
inequality
“Ending/Reducing Poverty: A Forum” (July-August 2007 P&R Issue)
In April, the Center for American Progress—“a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all”—released the final report of its Task Force on Poverty: From Poverty to Prosperity: A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half. The Task Force was co-chaired by Angela Glover Blackwell of PolicyLink … [Read more...] about “Ending/Reducing Poverty: A Forum” (July-August 2007 P&R Issue)