The agency compiled data from 2022 and 2023, prior to the anti-DEI S.B. 17 taking effect, which showed that black Texas students did not have higher academic statistics despite DEI policies being in place across the state, The Daily Caller reports.

2022 data collected in the study showed how black students had just a 51 percent six-year graduation rate for those attending a 4-year institution, with the figure falling to 48 percent in 2023.

In comparison, 2023 data showed that the six-year graduation rate for Asian students was 84 percent, with white students achieving 73 percent, and Hispanics topping 60 percent.

”Graduation rates highlight persistent gender and racial disparities across two-year and four-year institutions,” the study says. ”Female students consistently graduate at higher rates than males, and Asian students lead all racial and ethnic groups in both types of institutions. African American students consistently achieve the lowest graduation rates across all timeframes.” […]

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In comments made to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Chadron Mayor George Klein stated that his opposition to the occasion stemmed from his beliefs that the town’s major institutions should avoid conveying political biases.

“The city of Chadron needs to stay out of politics,” Klein said. “Chadron is a conservative town.”

After Walz was selected as Kamala Harris’ running mate in August, Chadron State President George Patterson stated his selection emphasized the importance of small colleges such as CSC in American society. […]

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