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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?

20 October 2026 at 13:54
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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Reflecting on her path through New York’s school system, Najya said, “I never really got the education I wanted.”

Supreme Court to Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions

The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.

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In 2023, the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

The Sexual Abuse Crisis in Paris’s Public Schools

16 October 2026 at 05:01
A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.

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The entrance to St.-Dominique, a kindergarten in Paris where 16 current and former employees were arrested following accusations of child abuse.
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