Affirmative Action
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Students hoping for a repeal of California's Proposition 209 hold signs as they protest outside of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 13, 2012 in San Francisco, California. A Federal appeals court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that wants to overturn Proposition 209, a voter approved measure that prohibits affirmative action at state universities.
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People stop talking about equity during tough fiscal times, but that's when we need to be most alert. When governments cut, they do it from the bottom, and those are the workplaces that are more representative of our communities. We need to make sure that all Ontarians have good jobs, and employment equity is an important part of building a better Ontario
that many IPCC authors aren’t chosen for their scientific prowess. They're graduate students, affirmative action selections, activists, and virtual reality climate modelers. That ladies and gentleman, is how the IPCC arrives at its ‘gold standard’ science.More quotes »
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Federal Appeals Court Hears Challenge To California Affirmative Action Ban – NPR The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing a challenge to Proposition 209, which 15 years ago effectively banned affirmative action in the state, brought by minority stud 12:42 PM from Multi-American Read more »
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Mercury News editorial: Fight achievement gap, not affirmative action ban
caring parents don't have much of a chance, and that is wrong. Proposition 209's ban on affirmative action at California public agencies, including universities, has done the state no favors -- particularly with regard to higher education. Students' inte 2/13/12 from The San Jose Mercury News Read more »
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Appeals Court Hears Affirmative Action Challenge
"We're asking that you give the students in this case their day in court," attorney Shanta Driver told a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals. The students and the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action want the appeals court to ove 2/13/12 from NBC Bay Area Read more »
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Appeals court to hear challenge to Calif. affirmative action ban
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Federal court to hear new challenge to California's affirmative action ban
from Proposition 209 has resulted in dwindling numbers of blacks and Latinos at UC's most prestigious campuses, particularly Berkeley and UCLA, even though the two minority groups now comprise nearly half the state's high school population. Reviving Cali from Inside Bay Area Read more »