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The Washington Post has started a department on its web site for
parents of kindergarten age children. I think it has some merit for
us as well.
The main link is:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/
That might be subscription based, but the subscription is free.
Here is what Jay Matthews says about it in his Class Struggle article
on Tuesday:
“Today, the Washington Post’s Web site, [...]

February 22nd, 2003
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I have sent a lot [relatively] of students over the years to the MITE programs at various colleges. I hate the fact that these colleges have to change the make-up. If the same minority youth that I have sent to these programs have to compete with all students/races, my fear is that minorities will not [...]

February 15th, 2003
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This article talks about the plans in Florida, Texas, and California where the top percentage of students, according to class rank, are guaranteed admission to the university system in these states.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54139-2003Feb10.html
“College admissions plans that admit a specific percentage of top high school graduates to state universities are not effective in achieving racial diversity — particularly [...]

February 13th, 2003
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