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Law Practice

Jul. 20, 2007

Seeking Diversity Through Charter School

McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento is the first in the nation to offer a comprehensive, structured program to entice grade-school students into law and prepare them for the journey. The program is geared toward getting more minorities to go to the nation's law schools, where diversity remains an elusive challenge.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - Just three high-school students showed up for a keynote speech this summer by the dean of McGeorge School of Law. Rather than being aghast, Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker said she was thrilled and inspired.
      "This has been one of the most meaningful experiences I have had," she said recently. "To see these students we thin...

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