Tagged: diversity

Central Standard
6:58 pm
Wed November 14, 2012

Diverse And Achieving Schools: Where Are They And Are They Worth It?

Credit Michael Petrilli

Often parents seeking to give their children an education filled with diverse racial and socioeconomic peers struggle to find schools that are also high-achieving.  Michael Petrilli and Dr. Lawson Bush give insights into overcoming this sometimes daunting challenge and the varying merits behind its thinking.


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Up to Date
3:44 pm
Sun September 16, 2012

Libraries Meeting Needs Of Diverse Communities

Credit 2nd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
The 2nd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color is being held this week in Kansas City, Missouri.

Demographers predict that by the year 2050, African-Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, Latino/Hispanics, and Native Americans will constitute the majority of Americans.

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Up To Date
12:16 am
Fri August 31, 2012

Religion Roundtable: Weddings

Whether as participant or observer, sooner or later we all go to a wedding.  And whether under a mandap or chuppah, at the altar or in the parsonage, ceremonies in any faith are marked by one common denominator: a couple embarking on a life together.

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