UN Report Finds Rampant Racial Inequality in American Schools
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The United Nation’s Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent released a preliminary report that highlighted extreme barriers to racial equality in American schools. African American students, the report shows, are more likely to receive harsh disciplinary actions that can ultimately lead to alienation from the education system and an introduction into the criminal justice system. (Huffington Post)
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