Word: color
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...believe there is an over-enrollment of children of color in special education, and we don't believe they all belong there," says Afiya Graham, the school's executive director. "Our conviction is that we have intelligent children who are misunderstood and mislabeled...
...Role models for African-American children are not in Cambridge public schools, but we have quite a few people of color on staff," Graham says, adding that this makes the school more attractive to professional minority families...
Gabriel J. Chin, a professor at the Western College of New England School of Law said the color-blind approach to admissions is a "superficially appealing approach...
Growing up near Lambeau Field, I could hear the roar of the crowd through my windows. I can tell you, pride in the team runs deep. The small town of Green Bay is color-blind to race and full of people just trying to earn a living and enjoy some football. The Packers are a group of individuals from around the country who have come together and put their differences aside to work toward a common goal. Maybe the country can learn something from the players on the Green Bay team about the values that really matter. MARK SCANLAN Hartford...
...HAIR DYE shows its true colors. Research suggests dyes that are applied daily until the desired color is achieved--Grecian Formula, for example--may leave dangerous residues of lead on hands and bathroom surfaces. Of particular concern: kids who touch the stuff and swallow it. Manufacturers dispute these findings...