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Desegregation
“Race in American Public Schools: Rapidly Resegregating School Districts, http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/deseg/reseg_schools02.php


Adequacy and Equity
Filed in 2000, Williams v. California alleged that the California Department of Education failed to provide public school students with equal access to instructional materials, safe and decent school facilities, and qualified teachers. The settlement is being implemented through (SB) 6, SB 550, (AB) 1550, AB 2727, AB 3001 enacted in August 2004. Up to 2.3 million California public school students may benefit.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/ce/wc/index.asp

For a discussion of all of the cases around the U.S. involving this issue see
“Overview and Inventory of State Education Reforms: 1900 to 2000”,
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003020


Affirmative Action
Grutter v. Bollinger (02-241) and Gratz v. Bollinger (02-516) (June 23, 2003)
Everything you wanted to know about these two cases that challenged the affirmative action programs at the University of Michigan. Find background information, court briefs and court opinions, commentary by constitutional scholars, and resources for instructors concerning class discussion about affirmative action http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/new/

Preserving Affirmative Action
http://equaljusticesociety.org


Hate Crimes
Information on California Hate Crimes
http://www.ag.ca.gov/publications/civilrights/01CRhandbook/chapter1.htm