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A Thousand Humiliations: What Brown Could Not Do., Bryan L. Adamson
A Thousand Humiliations: What Brown Could Not Do., Bryan L. Adamson
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
While Brown v. Board of Education sought to integrate the public school system, fifty years later many public schools remain racially identifiable. African American and Latino students attend schools which are overwhelmingly comprised of minorities. Some racially isolated schools even experienced a rise in their minority student population after the decision in Brown. While the decision narrowed racial disparities in schools, such disparities remain distressing. Data shows a large disparity in the number of higher educational degrees earned by African American and White individuals. Additionally, wage earnings of African Americans are significantly smaller compared to White wage earnings. Educational outcomes …
A Pregnant Teenager's Right To Education In Texas., Amber Hausenfluck
A Pregnant Teenager's Right To Education In Texas., Amber Hausenfluck
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Texas must work to better protect the legal rights of pregnant teenagers within its school districts. Without statewide requirements to ensure the elimination of pregnancy discrimination against students, school districts’ policies vary greatly and often include policies counter to the protections afforded both in Title IX and the Texas Education Code. Title IX requires the choice to attend an alternative school be completely voluntary. However, upon inspection, many Texas schools seem to violate this requirement by compelling or pressuring pregnant students to attend alternative education programs instead of adequately informing them of their educational options. The Texas Education Code guarantees …
Celebrating Accomplishments In Equality, Sharon Breckenridge Thomas
Celebrating Accomplishments In Equality, Sharon Breckenridge Thomas
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.