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Advocates Push for Culturally Based Teaching to Close Achievement Gap
Culturally based teaching can help bridge the achievement gap between minority and White students, according to education advocates who spoke at a June 25 panel discussion sponsored by the Campaign for High School Equity.

Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline
On March 21, advocates, legislative aides, Washington community members, and education officials gathered for a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE) on breaking the "school-to-prison pipeline," a term used to describe the practice of funneling primarily children of color out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

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