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Latinos inspired by 1963 march 27 Aug 2013 | 03:17 pm
As thousands of marchers made their way to the nation’s capital in August 1963 for what was officially billed as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Maria Varela stayed put in the Deep South...
Too many children left behind 27 Aug 2013 | 03:11 pm
Millions of at-risk students could fall through the cracks as the Education Department gives states permission to ignore parts of No Child Left Behind, according to a study education advocates release...
Common Core State Standards? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia with the goal of better preparing the nation’s students for college or a job. Despite their widespread adopt...
Not the world Obama expected 26 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm
Nearly five years into his presidency, Barack Obama confronts a world far different from what he envisioned when he first took office. U.S. influence is declining in the Middle East as violence and in...
A connection in history 26 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
When 250,000 marchers converged on Washington in August 1963, the issues were jobs and freedom. Now, as the crowds come together to mark the 50th anniversary of that seminal event in the civil rights ...
For youth, a chance to lead 26 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
Mary-Pat Hector of Atlanta was operating much like a 1960s civil rights activist as she laid plans for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. She was constantly on the phone as she confirmed...
Remembering ‘I have a dream’ 25 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of King’s famous speech and pledging that his drea...
More armed guards at schools 25 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
In the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines, students returning to school this year are being greeted not only by their teachers and principal. They’re also meeting the armed school resource offic...
Snowden covered his tracks 24 Aug 2013 | 05:04 pm
The U.S. government’s efforts to determine which highly classified materials leaker Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency have been frustrated by Snowden’s sophisticated efforts to cov...
Civil rights struggle continues 24 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Alice Long planned months ago to use vacation time to travel from Huntsville, Ala., to the 50th anniversary events for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Long, a NASA administrative assista...
