Los Angeles Times
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
February 5, 2011, 3:41 p.m.
Reporting from Raleigh, N.C. — This vibrant Southern capital has enjoyed a reputation for first-rate schools that long ago shed a segregated legacy. Schools in poor urban neighborhoods and prosperous suburbs alike have been praised as racially mixed and academically sound.But the school board's move to abandon its diversity policy in favor of neighborhood schools has prompted accusations of "re-segregation" and thrown the district into turmoil. Police attend board meetings, where some protesters have been arrested — including the president of the state NAACP, who is now barred from the premises.
Full Story: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-diversity-20110206,0,5898469,full.story
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Friday, August 20, 2010
Lucy Daniels Center Welcomes New Board & Board of Advisors Members
Wake MyNC.com
By Patti Wilt, User Submitted,
16 hours, 44 minutes ago
Updated: Aug. 20 11:21 am
WAKE COUNTY, N.C.
Cary, NC-The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood announces five new members have been elected to the Center's board and two new members have been appointed to the advisory board. "We are so pleased to have new members who bring a variety of skills, talents, experience, and passion for service to the Center," says Dean McCord, the new board chair. "Each of them will help us achieve our mission of providing a healthy emotional start to young children in the Triangle." ...
Christian Marín is a Manager of Partner Operations in Cisco's Public Sector organization, leading a team of subject matter experts that specialize in implementing technology solutions for the state, local, federal, and education marketplaces. He is a 14-year veteran of the information technology and management consulting industries. He is an active member of, and will soon serve on the Board of the American Association for Affirmative Action. ...
Full Story: http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news%7CSports%7CLifestyles/story/54557/Lucy_Daniels_Center_Welcomes_New_Board___Board_of_Advisors_Members
By Patti Wilt, User Submitted,
16 hours, 44 minutes ago
Updated: Aug. 20 11:21 am
WAKE COUNTY, N.C.
Cary, NC-The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood announces five new members have been elected to the Center's board and two new members have been appointed to the advisory board. "We are so pleased to have new members who bring a variety of skills, talents, experience, and passion for service to the Center," says Dean McCord, the new board chair. "Each of them will help us achieve our mission of providing a healthy emotional start to young children in the Triangle." ...
Christian Marín is a Manager of Partner Operations in Cisco's Public Sector organization, leading a team of subject matter experts that specialize in implementing technology solutions for the state, local, federal, and education marketplaces. He is a 14-year veteran of the information technology and management consulting industries. He is an active member of, and will soon serve on the Board of the American Association for Affirmative Action. ...
Full Story: http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news%7CSports%7CLifestyles/story/54557/Lucy_Daniels_Center_Welcomes_New_Board___Board_of_Advisors_Members
Thursday, May 20, 2010
N.C. County School Board Ends Diversity Policy
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Nicole Norfleet, Associated Press , May 20, 2010
RALEIGH N.C. – A North Carolina school district once considered a model for diversifying its classrooms ended its busing policy Tuesday in favor of keeping students in schools close to their homes. The final, official vote by the Wake County school board was expected and followed a similar decision made at a far more contentious meeting in March.
Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/article/13815/n-c-county-school-board-ends-diversity-policy.html
by Nicole Norfleet, Associated Press , May 20, 2010
RALEIGH N.C. – A North Carolina school district once considered a model for diversifying its classrooms ended its busing policy Tuesday in favor of keeping students in schools close to their homes. The final, official vote by the Wake County school board was expected and followed a similar decision made at a far more contentious meeting in March.
Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/article/13815/n-c-county-school-board-ends-diversity-policy.html
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