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| Conference teaches to discard color bias |
| By The Gazette |
| Published: 10/27/2008 |
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COLORADO - El Paso County Judge Regina Walter thought she was a paragon of fairness and reason on the bench. But eight years later, during a professional conference, she had a disturbing epiphany: She was biased. That self-realization compelled her to devote herself to promoting education as a way to prevent minority youths from being sucked into what she calls "the cradle-to-prison pipeline." And that, in turn, inspired her to help lead an "Educating Children of Color" conference, which will bring together hundreds of students, parents, teachers, social workers, juvenile justice professionals and children's advocates in January. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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