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MLK's Unfinished Business. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s work and legacy have benefited many who once faced exclusion, but as King saw in 1968, today chronic poverty and the lack of opportunity are still producing racial inequality. View and share our infographic illustrating that high unemployment, impoverished schools, higher rates of children living in poverty, mass incarceration, and financial inequality are among the racial disparities that our society must continue to confront and overcome.

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Closing the School Discipline Gap. At a conference held last week at the Gallup world headquarters in Washington, D.C., researchers, civil rights advocates, and educators gathered to present recent research concerning the role of zero-tolerance policies and other exclusionary discipline practices in schools, and the damaging effect they are having on students. Read our report and watch a video of the presentation made by Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

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In the News

• Will a makeover improve the GED's value?- The Christian Science Monitor

• Citing Rubio’s Ideas on Immigration Reform, White House Sees Hope for Bipartisan Deal - The Washington Post

• Opinion: The Foreclosure Fiasco - The New York Times

• Editorial: Funding Schools Fairly - The Los Angeles Times

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