Policy 713: LGBT school policy change causes political turmoil in Canada
In New Brunswick, changes to a pronoun policy for students threaten the premier's political future.
2023-07-01 08:18
Georgia families sue state over ban on certain gender-affirming treatments for trans youth
Several families in Georgia sued the state on Thursday over its ban on certain gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth, launching a last-minute effort to block the prohibitions just hours before it's set to take effect.
2023-07-01 05:23
The Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling could hurt the job prospects for candidates of color
The Supreme Court's landmark decision shooting down affirmative action could hurt the college-to-career pipeline many companies lean on to diversify their ranks.
2023-06-30 18:26
China tightens Xi Jinping's powers against the West with new law
The law underscores China's aggressive diplomacy, but does not guarantee it will take greater actions.
2023-06-30 13:18
What the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action does and does not do
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on Thursday to gut affirmative action has made it unlawful for colleges to take race into consideration as a specific factor in admissions.
2023-06-30 11:26
North Carolina lawmakers send ban on gender-affirming care for minors to governor's desk
North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has advanced a bill that would ban certain gender-affirming care for minors to the governor's desk.
2023-06-30 11:18
John Roberts doesn't want race to matter as he ends affirmative action for college admission programs
As he began reading excerpts of his decision eviscerating college affirmative action, in a hushed courtroom Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts delivered on a singular long-held goal.
2023-06-30 07:57
How the White House prepared for the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
The White House has been preparing for months for a potential Supreme Court ruling gutting affirmative action, even as President Joe Biden expressed optimism late last year that the court would uphold consideration of race in college admissions.
2023-06-30 02:53
Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other.
2023-06-30 01:19
The gutting of affirmative action is a 'clear and present danger' to equal education, critics say
The Supreme Court's landmark decision to bar colleges and universities from considering race as a specific basis for admission will make it more difficult for schools to achieve a diverse student population, civil rights leaders and education advocates say.
2023-06-30 00:47
Biden admin has been discussing possible executive action on affirmative action - source
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's administration has in recent weeks been discussing possible executive actions he could take in
2023-06-30 00:24
Post-affirmative action, these law schools may provide path for others
By Karen Sloan The experience of two highly selective public U.S. law schools offers a guide for other
2023-06-29 23:15