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FAFSA applicant asked to classify what 'type of white' she is on form

A FAFSA applicant says she was asked to specify her “type of white” while completing the federal financial aid form, calling ...
Edutopia

A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas

This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a ...
The Sun

Racing League’s demise another example of failed innovation – Julie Harrington £180k pay-off a failure of common sense

SO long and farewell to the Racing League, it was fun while it lasted. Actually, it wasn’t. Fair play to the people who came up with the idea in the first place – it was worth trying something new – ...
inforum

Kaohly Her wins St. Paul mayor race in upset over Melvin Carter

The race was decided by ballots where neither Carter nor Her were the voter’s first choice — the first such outcome in a St. Paul mayoral race Kaohly Her speaks to the media after the first round of ...
Pew Research Center

Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It

From the very first census in 1790, the United States has measured race – but rarely in the same way or without controversy. Categories such as “free white males,” “free white females,” “all other ...
Newsweek

Patriots Must Learn From 2021 Example In AFC East Race vs. Bills

The New England Patriots should be thrilled about a 5-2 start to the season after back-to-back 4-13 campaigns that darkened expectations around the organization. Once again, New England's new core ...
Wall Street Journal

Jay Jones’s Violent Texts Scramble Virginia Governor’s Race

Journal Editorial Report: The candidates square off over Trump and taxes as the polls tighten. Norfolk, Va. Democrat Abigail Spanberger is the favorite in Virginia’s race for governor. The ...
Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Is Forfeiting the Clean-Energy Race to China

An empty, 1.3-million-square-foot warehouse north of Denver was supposed to be an emblem of cutting-edge manufacturing. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heralded a California company’s plan to build a ...
USA Today

Supreme Court said ICE can stop you based on race, accent, job and location. What we know.

In one case, a U.S. citizen born and raised in east LA said he was standing on a sidewalk when agents ran toward him with handguns and military-style rifles and repeatedly asked if he was an American.
inforum

Race for rare open Senate seat in Minnesota heats up well ahead of primary

The race is hottest among Democrats, who have two prominent officeholders raking in money and trotting out backers as they seek their party’s nod. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, left, and U.S. Angie Craig, ...
WBUR

Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example — and his racing wheelchairs — are still going strong

Bob Hall and Bill Rodgers were teammates training for the 1975 Boston Marathon — Rodgers on his feet, and Hall in his wheelchair. Rodgers would go on to win that year, the first of the four victories ...