The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development : October 2007

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The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development is named after Ronald H. Brown, a St. John’s University law school alumnus, who served as the first African-American Secretary of Commerce and the first African-American Chair of the Democratic National Committee. To honor his contributions to equal opportunity in the domestic workplace and expanded opportunities in the global marketplace, St. John’s University established the Ronald H. Brown Center. Its mission is "to engage in legal studies, research and outreach focusing on issues that affect the lives of underrepresented people while simultaneously educating law students to be leaders on issues of racial, economic and social justice."

October 2007 - Posts

THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: THE TICKING CLOCK ON REAUTHORIZATION

Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:00 AM by Rosemary Salomone

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In January 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. The NCLB was an ambitious attempt to revamp the federal role in education by placing high accountability on states and school districts to improve student achievement as measured [Read More]

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