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Table 1 California’s proposition 209 timeline

From: The effect of banning affirmative action on human capital accumulation prior to college entry

Date

Event

Spring 1995

1996 graduation cohort begins taking SAT

July 1995

Regents of UC pass SP-1

Fall 1995

1996 graduation cohort finishes taking SAT

Spring 1996

1997 cohort begins taking SAT

July 1996

First mention of Prop 209 in media

November 1996

Prop 209 passed by voters

Fall 1996

1997 cohort finishes taking SAT

Spring-Fall 1997

1998 cohort takes SAT

November 1997

Supreme Court declines to review case, Prop 209 becomes law

Fall 1998

First affected cohort (1998) enrolls

  1. Notes: See text for description.