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Carolyn Jones CalMatters For most K-12 student groups in California, test scores have been maddeningly flat since the pandemic. But for Black students, stagnant scores have been particularly frustrating: Black students’ math and English language arts scores inched downward for most grade levels last year, notching some of the...
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The hardest parts of Grace Diaz’s caregiving job are the sleepless nights and aches and pains. And the time away from her family. Even when Diaz’s client, an elderly Alzheimer’s patient, gets a good night’s sleep, Diaz wakes up at her slightest rustle or groan. Diaz’s shoulder bothers her...
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President Joe Biden is using today’s second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder to sign executive orders on police reform. From criminal justice to business opportunities to diversity, Black leaders cite a mixed bag in advancing racial equity. After Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, solidarity statements and pledges to...