Stories tagged: "black students"
Law and Policy
Law and Policy New Executive Order Prohibits Racial Discrimination Based on Hair in Arizona
Camaron Stevenson
March 22, 2023 8:11 am MST
Congressional Democrats attempted to pass a federal ban on hair discrimination last year, but the bill was blocked by Senate Republicans.
Perspective
Perspective The Sky Isn’t the Limit: Flight Program in Goodyear, Pioneering Pilot Inspire Diversity in Aviation
Hope O'Brien
Sedona Meadows
April 5, 2022 1:53 pm MST
Less than 4% of aircraft pilots and flight engineers are Black or African-American, and only 5.3% are women.
Culture
Culture Black ASU Students Speak About the Barriers They’ve Faced and How to Improve Representation
Robert Gundran
March 4, 2022 3:18 pm MST
The Copper Courier spoke with three Black students about what they’ve accomplished, as well as how they’ve been negatively impacted because of their race.
Education
Education Schools Often Ignore Gifted Black and Latino Students. Here’s What Needs to Be Done.
Giselle Balido
December 10, 2020 3:41 pm MST
“Little has been done that actually addresses this as a systemic issue that is discriminatory and hurtful to entire populations of youth.”
Education
Education House Democrats Call for a Ban on Restraints and Seclusion in Schools
Sarah Amy Harvard
November 23, 2020 12:16 pm MST
Data from the US Department of Education, reveals that students with disabilities and Black students are disproportionately affected by the practices.
