From the abstract: "The chief argument is that education equality is historically linked to and even predicated on equal political power, specifically, equal access to the franchise and instruments of government."
In the just-up “Ending Birthright Citizenship,” @vanhookjenny.bsky.social & @nicolekreisberg.bsky.social determined that Latinos would account for ~80% of “unauthorized” births & Asians would experience the greatest relative impact of the Exec Order. @pop.psu.edu read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
The Voting Rights Act helped to ensure when I was growing up in Alabama, my elected school board and city and county leaders were multiracial. I’m grateful for how they shaped & improved my community and my schools and believe we must work hard to preserve these gains other before us worked for.