Civil Rights News: Mobile Phone Consumer Protection; Bilingual Voting Ballots; Education Reform

Wireless Users Will Get Alerts on Excess Use
By Edward Wyatt, New York Times

The FCC reached an agreement on a consumer protection initiative requiring mobile phone companies to alert users when nearing their voice, text or data limit – a success in the battle against “bill shock” and the excessive overage charges wireless users face each month.

Bilingual Voting Ballots Ordered In 25 States
By Hope Yen, Huffington Post

At a desperate time when numerous Americans are under attack by restrictive state voting laws, the federal government is adhering to requirements under the Voting Rights Act and ordering 248 counties and 1 in 18 jurisdictions to provide bilingual ballots to those not fluent in English.

The Education Gap: Lessons from Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Steve Jobs

A look at two great visionaries of our time shows lessons learned in bridging the gap between education and social progress – and redefining the American Dream.

Compiled by Laurie McGowan, a fall 2011 intern