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Policy Goes to School Series
As part of its continuing effort to end the achievement gap and help provide the best education for all, the Gevirtz School began a “Policy Goes to School Series” that examines how educational research can and should influence policy.
The first event, “Promoting Pre-K through Graduate School Educational Success” held on January 11, 2008 was a resounding success. Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23), a panelist at the event, said, “I’m going to go back to Washington and encourage all my colleagues in the House to hold events like this one.” (Pictured in photo from l-r: Dilling Yang, Dean Jane Close Conoley, Congresswoman Lois Capps, presenter Delaine Eastin, and Chancellor Henry Yang) [event press release]
The second event, "Realizing Bakke’s Legacy: Equal Opportunity and Access to Higher Education," was held on May 16, 2008. Marking the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Regents of the University of California v. Bakke decision, this symposium included nationally recognized scholars who explored the complex set of legal and educational policy circumstances established by this historic court decision that continue to simultaneously frame, narrow, and confound our understanding of access and equity in higher education. (Pictured in photo are Patricia Marin and Catherine Horn, editors of the book Realizing Bakke’s Legacy: Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Access to Higher Education.) [event press release] [event program]