Showing posts with label Minorities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minorities. Show all posts

Friday, March 31, 2017

3/31/2017: Test Meant to Screen Teachers Instead Weeded Out Minorities - Idaho Woman Says She Crashed Because She Saw a Sasquatch

Today's Article: Test Meant to Screen Teachers Instead Weeded Out Minorities
From: Spokesman-Review
Readability Score: 13.1


The state Board of Regents...is expected to adopt a task force’s recommendation of eliminating the literacy exam

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Today's Alternate Article: Idaho Woman Says She 
Crashed Because She Saw a Sasquatch
Readability Score: 8.9



Wednesday, April 20, 2016

4/20/2016: Pentagon Proposal on 'Rooney Rule' for Minority Officers Raising Concerns - Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative

Today's Article: Pentagon Proposal on 'Rooney Rule' for Minority Officers Raising Concerns (14.1)
From: USA Today


Each of the services and special operations forces have struggled for years to diversify its top brass with little effect.

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Today's Alternate Article: Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative (8.6)

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