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Monday July 2, 2007

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Week of July 2, 2007

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10:00Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Public School Policies

Longtime civil rights activists deplore the Supreme Court's ruling against school admission policies based on race, but other commentators say it's time to acknowledge that the time for Brown v. Board of Education has passed. The future of integration and equal protection in the public schools.

Guests

Juan Williams, NPR correspondent and author

Theodore Shaw, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Deanna Tinsley, 60-year resident of Louisville, Ky. She worked in the Louisville Schools for 38 years.

Deborah Stallworth, Jefferson County Schools parent

Kathleen Brose, president of Parents Involved in Community Schools

11:00Wendy Shalit: "Girls Gone Mild" (Random House)

A look at why some girls and young women are rebelling against the 'bad girl' persona that is so prevalent in present day America.

Guests

Wendy Shalit, author of "A Return to Modesty"

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