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Persistent Inequalities, The Pandemic, And The Opportunity To Compete, Rachel F. Moran Apr 2021

Persistent Inequalities, The Pandemic, And The Opportunity To Compete, Rachel F. Moran

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Even before the recent coronavirus pandemic, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status played a powerful role in allocating opportunity—in the public schools and elsewhere. The pandemic has laid bare the dimensions of this inequality with a new and alarming clarity. In this essay, I first will focus on the landscape of educational inequity that existed before the coronavirus forced public schools to shut down. In particular, I will explore patterns of racial and ethnic segregation in America’s schools and how those patterns are linked to additional challenges based on socioeconomic isolation. In addition, I will consider the role of language and …


Contraception Matters: Rights, Class, And Context, Naomi Cahn Apr 2018

Contraception Matters: Rights, Class, And Context, Naomi Cahn

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Corporate Masters & Low-Wage Servants: The Social Control Of Workers In Poverty, Nantiya Ruan Sep 2017

Corporate Masters & Low-Wage Servants: The Social Control Of Workers In Poverty, Nantiya Ruan

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


An Essay On Poverty And Child Neglect: New Interventions, Joan M. Shaughnessy Sep 2014

An Essay On Poverty And Child Neglect: New Interventions, Joan M. Shaughnessy

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Insurance And Cultural Perspectives On Katrina, Jeffrey E. Thomas Sep 2012

Insurance And Cultural Perspectives On Katrina, Jeffrey E. Thomas

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.