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Since the 1970s, there have been gains in access to higher education for people who have faced historical discrimination based on race, but disparities in admission persist at the most selective universities and colleges. College graduation rates mirror the same patterns of ineq…

In the U.S., the education of children living in poverty has a history riddled with confounding challenges many of which are linked to a lack of fundamental resources and supports not only in the home but also in schools and within the community (Payne, 2005; Wils & Bonnet, 2015…

Drawing on historical case study methodology informed by critical perspectives of education, this study examines the decision by Tucson United School District (TUSD) to ban its nationally recognized Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in 2012. Framing public education as a si…

This study evaluates the practicalities and consequences of designating one month (March) out of the calendar year for the commemoration of women’s history. In the 1970s and 1980s, national women’s organizations such as the Women’s Action Alliance (WAA) collaborated with the Smi…