Prometheus 6   

I should have known better

Trying to get away from this damn keyboad so I can watch "Cradle 2 The Grave," I decide to look at just one more web site. I haven't read the report referred to yet and I'm not going to tonight. ("Cradle 2 The Grave," remember?) If you want a leg up on me, it's at http://www.ed.gov/ocr/raceneutral.html.

From African American News&Issues

What if you announced the solution to the
affirmative action debate and nobody listened?

That appears to have happened with last week's unveiling by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige of "Race-Neutral Alternatives in Postsecondary Education: Innovative Approaches to Diversity." The secretary's press released said that report " seeks to foster innovative thinking at education institutions that are seeking race-neutral means to achieve diversity on their campuses." "Make no mistake that it will take time, creativity and constant attention by government and university officials to pursue effective race-neutral policies," Paige said. "However, as Americans we owe it to our heritage and to our children to meet those challenges head on, rather than looking for shortcuts that divide us by race and betray the nation's fundamental principles.

Ho-hum, seemed to be the response from most major media, which gave the report scant attention in D.C. or elsewhere.

posted by Prometheus 6 at 4/17/2003 09:33:37 PM |