The Peoples Republic of Amerika

(CNSNews.com 12-6-11) -
The Departments of Justice and Education on Monday released new guidelines intended to help grade schools and universities "promote diversity" and reduce "racial isolation," even if it means students with the highest scores are left out.

"Providing students with diverse, inclusive educational opportunities from an early age is crucial to achieving the nation's educational and civic goals," the document states. "Racial isolation remains far too common in America's classrooms today and it is increasing," said Education Secretary Arne Duncan. "This denies our children the experiences they need to succeed in a global economy, where employers, co-workers, and customers will be increasingly diverse. It also breeds educational inequity, which is inconsistent with America's core values."

The guidelines, which are said to be consistent with Supreme Court rulings, explain that it's okay for educators to consider the race of students in "carefully constructed" diversity plans. Some of the examples included in the document make it clear that the goal of achieving diversity is more important than allowing schools to select the brightest students. Under the guidelines on admitting students to competitive schools or programs, the administration offers the following example: "A school district could identify race-neutral criteria for admission to a school (e.g., minimum academic qualifications and talent in art) and then conduct a lottery for all qualified applicants rather than selecting only those students with the highest scores under the admission criteria, if doing so would help to achieve racial diversity or avoid racial isolation."

Another example says: "If it would help achieve racial diversity or avoid racial isolation, a school district could decide to admit all applicants with grades that put them within the top quartile of their class at the schools from which the competitive program draws."For K-12 schools, the guidelines focus on school attendance boundaries, grade realignment and school feeder patterns. The guidance for post-secondary institutions describes how race can be taken into account in admissions, pipeline programs, recruitment and in mentoring, tutoring, retention and support programs.

Attorney General Eric Holder said the guidance will help schools provide true equality of opportunity: "Diverse learning environments promote development of analytical skills, dismantle stereotypes, and prepare students to succeed in an increasingly interconnected world," he said.

The new guidelines replace those laid out by the Bush administration in 2008...

(Borrowed from the patriotic minds at PIG)


"To conquer a nation without the use of military force, you must first control the minds of their young..." ------ Karl Marx