Source: The Sacramento Bee
By: Alice Huffman and Andrea Deveau
Date: September 15, 2015
With the stroke of his pen, Gov. Jerry Brown can take a major step forward and set the stage to increase diversity in the workforce.
School districts must adopt the fair, objective and transparent math placement policies called for in SB 359. That is why a broad and diverse coalition that includes tech, business, education, Silicon Valley Community Foundation and social equity groups including the California State Conference of the NAACP, Public Advocates and Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, are all encouraging the governor to sign SB 359 into law.
