From the Associated Press (Dec. 12, 2007): The Los Angeles Unified School District’s practice of using race as a factor in enrolling students for its popular magnet programs doesn’t violate an anti-discrimination law, a judge has ruled. In a ruling filed Monday, Superior Court Judge Paul Gutman upheld the nation’s second-largest school district’s integration plan,ContinueContinue reading “AP: Race-Based Admissions in LA Schools OK, Says Judge”
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Black Population Drops 9% in California Says New Report
Compelling State Interest will reveal a variety of statistics on the dramatic change in the socio-economic status of African-Americans in California. The presentation will be Oct. 26, 2007 at UCLA in the Economic Opportunity in California symposium. African-American population in California dropped nine percent from 2000 to 2006, according to Census estimates reported in theContinueContinue reading “Black Population Drops 9% in California Says New Report”
Henderson Center for Social Justice report: Prop. 209 Impact on Women-Owned Businesses
The Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, will tomorrow issue “A Vision Fulfilled? The Impact of Proposition 209 on Equal Opportunity for Women Business Enterprises,” a new report documenting the 11-year impact of Prop. 209 on Women Business Enterprises (WBE) seeking public contracts in theContinueContinue reading “Henderson Center for Social Justice report: Prop. 209 Impact on Women-Owned Businesses”