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A Historical Moment that Paved the Future for Mexican Students

Children & Families, Education, News

Segregation in schools took a turn in 1947 in the Mendez vs. Westminster School District of Orange County, when Mendez, et al challenged the constitutionality of separate schools for Mexican students. This case would later provide the framework for Brown vs. Board of Education and desegregation in the state and across the nation.

How Poor People Experience Adulthood Differently

Education, Justice & Poverty, News

Poor youth don’t get the chance to experience “emerging adulthood” or the years between teens and ‘full-blow adulthood’ that allow one to explore identity and career, says one study that highlights the affects of finance on youth development.

New Math Competition, Strictly for Girls

Education, News

The statistically stunted participation of females in the realm of international math competitions inspired the European Girls’ Math Olympiad – an international competition between 39 teams in 39 countries.

Public Funding for Universities and Nonprofits Scarce

Education, News

State funding has drastically decreased for public institutions, including universities, colleges and nonprofits since the Great Recession, and now these institutions struggle to regain financial momentum.

Preview: National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering – Irving McPhail

Education, Justice & Poverty, Previews

Irving McPhail, President & CEO of the National Council for Minorities in Engineering discusses how NACME’s work is aimed to benefit a number of underrepresented minority students and to achieve an engineering workforce that looks like America. This interview was filmed in March 2015

Intertwining Science and Art to Teach About Oceans

Arts, Media & Culture, Education, Environment, News

Foundation which funds unconventional artistic works that speak on environmental or social issues, will fund a permanent “Oceans Pavilion” that will include a series of exhibits and programming on environmental factors that impact our oceans.