Reparations activists come for the children

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : To that end, members were encouraged during their June meeting to review the state's report and invite the state task force to speak to them about its recommendations for public education.
52% : And after the Supreme Court's recent decision ending affirmative action in college admissions, it should be clear to every school district that "[e]liminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it."
49% : Thanks to Proposition 209, California's Constitution categorically prohibits the district from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to individuals or groups based on race or ethnicity in public education.
43% : The state task force's report even cites Berkeley Unified policies as a model for improving access to public schools, lauding the district's elementary school admission process that uses "diversity categories" to assign students.

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