Texas and Michigan have already passed anti-affirmative action initiatives similar to California’s, while states such as Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma contemplate similar action.
Currently, the University of California’s Board of Admissions and Relations is working to reform the eligibility criteria to broaden the scope of eligibility for students who attend schools that don’t offer courses required to apply to a UC school. They are pushing to end the SAT II subject test, as a requirement noting that some minority students may not have access to these tests.
Ramon advises those states looking to follow California footstep adopt similar measures. “Public schools [funded by the state] have an obligation to serve the surrounding community. There is no reason why these schools shouldn’t reflect the diversity of the community that surrounds them,” Ramon says.
--Michelle J. Nealy
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