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HJ 202 Study; continuing the Commission on Access and Diversity.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Study; continuing the Commission on Access and Diversity. Continues the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education in Virginia to, among other things, (i) provide legislative representation during the OCR civil rights review of the Commonwealth, relative to the U. S. Supreme Court decision in Fordice; (ii) continue its consultation and collaboration with the U. S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, receive and respond to the findings and recommendations of the U. S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights; (iii) examine the legal obligations, if any, imposed on the Commonwealth by recent federal court decisions regarding the desegregation of public colleges and universities; (iv) evaluate the status of the Virginia Plan for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; (v) recommend specific immediate and long-term initiatives to ensure equal educational opportunities for all Virginians, and to increase the number of African-American and other minority students, faculty, and administrators at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and in the professional schools; (vi) monitor the Congress, federal agencies, and federal and state courts relative to litigation, court decisions, and administrative action pertaining to equal educational opportunity and affirmative action; (vii) address the shortage of teachers, particularly minority teachers and faculty; (viii) develop the Blueprint to Close the Academic Achievement Gap between Disadvantaged and Historically Underrepresented and White Students; and (ix) continue its dialogue and work with the Southern Education Foundation and other national associations concerning, but not limited to, teacher recruitment, access to higher education, high stakes testing, and the Blueprint. This resolution is a recommendation of the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education.


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