New Dept. of Ed guidance will ensure flexibility and promote diversity in the classroom, Miller says
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance to support voluntary efforts to promote diversity in primary, secondary and postsecondary classrooms. The guidance was issued in order to clarify existing law and three recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that addressed the consideration of race by some educational institutions.
“Our nation operates under the important principles of inclusion and equity under the law,” said Miller. “Today’s guidance reinforces these principles and provides schools and institutions with ways to accomplish both. I applaud Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder for recognizing the need to promote diverse learning environments and equity in access to education. All students benefit from diversity. And in today’s diverse, global economy, this is even more apparent. Our schools, at all levels, must reflect this reality if we want to succeed in the 21st century.”
Click here to read the guidance from the Department of Education.
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