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Outstanding Chicago Apprenticeship Program Changes Lives

The experience has been life-changing. Richardson and the other apprentices—almost all of whom are Hispanic or black—work 28 hours a week and carry a 12-credit hour class load—and a six-credit hour load in the summer. The apprentices are paid and have full benefits, and in January 2019, they will have earned their associate degrees.

Affirmative Action Under Attack

Affirmative Action Under Attack

Ward Connerly, head of the American Civil Rights Coalition, is spearheading the November ballot initiatives to end affirmative action policies in public education, hiring, and contracting. He says he has raised “at least $1.5 million for his campaign’s civil rights initiative.”

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