3rd-grader spots gender bias on test, to be honored by Sacramento

He'll be honored by Sacramento City Council

He'll be honored by Sacramento City Council

WEBVTT E DON'T HAVE ADESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT.GULSTAN: SACRAMENTO POLICE ARETRYING TO FIND OUT IF TWOROBBERIES AT TWO RESTAURANTS ARECONNECTED.THESE ARE PIZZA RESTAURANTS.THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK AROUND9:00 LAST NIGHT.TWO SUSPECTS IN ROB THATRESTAURANT.AN EMPLOYEE WAS SHOT.THE SECOND HAPPENED MOMENTSLATER ABOUT FIVE MILES AWAY.>> THEY TOLD ME TO GET DOWN ONTHE FLOOR UNLESS THEY WOULDSHOOT ME.>> AT THIS POINT WE ARECURRENTLY INVESTIGATING BOTHINCIDENTS.I MISUSE WILL SEE IF THERE ISANY CONNECTION.>> -- GULSTAN: THE ROBBERS WERECAUGHT.-- THE ROBBERS WERE CAUGHT ONTHE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.WE ASKED TO SEE THE VIDEO BUTPOLICE ARE STILL EXAMINING IT.STILL TO COME RECOGNIZING GENDER, BIAS.EDIE: THE THIRD-GRADER GETTINGPOLITICAL PRAISE AFTER POINTINGOUT SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T LOOKQUITE RIGHT ON A TEST.♪EDIE: THIS IS NEW TONIGHT.A THIRD-GRADER FROM SACRAMENTOIS GETTING A BIG THANK YOU FROMCITY HALL FOR IDENTIFYING GENDERBIAS IN A TEST HE TOOK ATSCHOOL.AND AS KCRA 3'S MIKE LUERY SHOWSUS TONIGHT IT'S A LESSON THAT'SRESONATING FAR BEYOND THECLASSROOM.>> HE'S ONLY 9 YEARS OLD, BUTRYLAND RAMOS IS ALREADY MAKINGHISTORY, I WAS HONESTLY AMAZED.>> -->> -- >> I WAS HONESTLYAMAZED.>> RYLAND IS ABOUT TO BECOME ONEOF THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE TORECEIVE A RESOLUTION BEFORE THESACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL.>> THAT'S WHAT MAKES RYLAND SOSPECIAL.HE SPOTTED IT AT 9 YEARS OLD.>> WHAT RYLAND SPOTTED WASGENDER BIAS IN HIS 3RD GRADEGRAMMAR TEST ON PRONOUNS IN THISQUESTION ABOUT A MAYOR.THE ONLY CORRECT ANSWER IS HISBECAUSE THERE IS NO HE>> AND TOLD MY PARENTS THERE'SNO EVIDENCE THAT THE MAYOR ISMALE>> RYLAND BROUGHT HIS TEST HOMETO SHOW HIS PARENTS.>> I FELT HORRIFIED THAT ITDIDN'T INCLUDE WOMEN AND THAT ITWAS WRONG.>> RYLAND ADDED THIS COMMENT ONHIS WRONG ANSWERIT SAYS I THINK IT SHOULDINCLUDE WOMEN.HE BROUGHT IT BACK TO SCHOOL,AND THE TEACHER AGREED, GIVINGHIM CREDIT FOR THE ANSWER ANDUSING THE EXERCISE AS ATEACHABLE MOMENT FOR THE CLASS.>> I AM JUST OVER THE MOONTHRILLED WITH RYLANDHE HAS MANY GODPARENTS, MANY AREWOMEN, AND HE'S BEEN RAISED WITHMANY STRONG WOMEN IN HIS LIFE.>> AND ONE OF THOSE STRONG WOMENALERTED COUNCILWOMAN ANGELIQUEASHBY, WHO HAD PREVIOUSLYCOMMISSIONED A STUDY ON GENDERBIAS IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO.>> WE HIRE MEN AND WOMEN ALMOSTEQUALLY IN THE CITY OFSACRAMENTO.BUT AS YOU LOOK AT THEIR PAY ATHEIR ABILITY TO MOVE UP THERANKS TO MANAGER AND SUPERVISORAND ULTIMATELY UP AT THE CITYCOUNCIL RANKS AND THE CITYMANAGEMENT RANKS, THE WOMENDON'T FARE AS WELL.>> BUT NOW THE WOMEN IN RYLAND'SFAMILY ARE STANDING PROUD.>> WE'RE JUST PROUD OF HIMBECAUSE HE STOOD UP FORSOMETHING HE BELIEVED IN.>> RYLAND RAMOS NEVER IMAGINEDHE'S BE HONORED HERE AT CITYHALL FOR POINTING OUT GENDERBIAS.BUT HIS SPECIAL EVENT ISSCHEDULED BEFORE THE ENTIRE CITYCOUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 13IN SACRAMENTO, MIKE LUERY KCRA 3NEWSGULSTAN: THE SACRAMENTO CITYCOUNCIL WILL OFFICIALLY REVIEWTHE AUDIT ON GENDER BIAS ON THESAME NIGHT THAT RYLAND IS BEINGHONORED WITH HIS RESOLUTIOEDIE: AFTER WE SET A RECORD FOROUR WARM WEATHER YESTERDAY WEHAVE MORE HEAT ON THE WAY.MARK: WE ARE GOING TO GET THEWORK WEEK OFF TO A PRETTY WARMSTART BUT THERE ARE SOME CHANGESCOMING UP DOWN THE ROAD.I WILL SHOW YOU THAT IN A FEWMINUTES.♪

3rd-grader spots gender bias on test, to be honored by Sacramento

He'll be honored by Sacramento City Council

A third-grader from Sacramento is drawing praise from leaders at Sacramento City Hall for identifying gender bias in a test he took at school. It's a lesson that's resonating far beyond the classroom. Ryland Ramos is only 9 years old, but he is already making history."I was honestly amazed," Ryland said.Ryland is about to become one of the youngest people to receive a resolution before the Sacramento City Council. "That's what makes Ryland so special," Sacramento City Council member Angelique Ashby said. "He spotted it at 9 years old."Ryland spotted gender bias in his 3rd-grade grammar test on pronouns. In one question about a mayor, the only correct answer was "his" because there is no "her" as an option. Ryland brought his test home to show his parents."(I) told my parents there's no evidence that the mayor is male," Ryland said. "I felt horrified that it didn't include women and that it was wrong."He added a comment on the test next to his so-called wrong answer, noting, "I think it should include women."Ryland brought it back to school -- and the teacher agreed, giving him credit for the answer and using the exercise as a teachable moment for the class."I am just over the moon thrilled with Ryland," said his mother, Emily Ramos. "He has many godparents, many are women, and he's been raised with many strong women in his life."One of those strong women alerted Ashby, who had previously commissioned a study on gender bias in the city, to Ryland's actions."We hire men and women almost equally in the city of Sacramento," Ashby said. "But as you look at their pay and their ability to move up the ranks to manager and supervisor and ultimately up at the city council ranks and the city management ranks, the women don't fare as well."The women in Ryland's family are standing tall."We're just proud of him because he stood up for something he believed in," Emily Ramos said.Ryland never imagined he'd be honored at City Hall for pointing out gender bias. His special event is scheduled before the entire city council on Feb. 13. The Sacramento City Council will officially review the audit on gender bias on that same night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —

A third-grader from Sacramento is drawing praise from leaders at Sacramento City Hall for identifying gender bias in a test he took at school.

It's a lesson that's resonating far beyond the classroom. Ryland Ramos is only 9 years old, but he is already making history.

"I was honestly amazed," Ryland said.

Ryland is about to become one of the youngest people to receive a resolution before the Sacramento City Council.

"That's what makes Ryland so special," Sacramento City Council member Angelique Ashby said. "He spotted it at 9 years old."

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Ryland spotted gender bias in his 3rd-grade grammar test on pronouns. In one question about a mayor, the only correct answer was "his" because there is no "her" as an option. Ryland brought his test home to show his parents.

"(I) told my parents there's no evidence that the mayor is male," Ryland said. "I felt horrified that it didn't include women and that it was wrong."

He added a comment on the test next to his so-called wrong answer, noting, "I think it should include women."

Ryland brought it back to school -- and the teacher agreed, giving him credit for the answer and using the exercise as a teachable moment for the class.

"I am just over the moon thrilled with Ryland," said his mother, Emily Ramos. "He has many godparents, many are women, and he's been raised with many strong women in his life."

One of those strong women alerted Ashby, who had previously commissioned a study on gender bias in the city, to Ryland's actions.

"We hire men and women almost equally in the city of Sacramento," Ashby said. "But as you look at their pay and their ability to move up the ranks to manager and supervisor and ultimately up at the city council ranks and the city management ranks, the women don't fare as well."

The women in Ryland's family are standing tall.

"We're just proud of him because he stood up for something he believed in," Emily Ramos said.

Ryland never imagined he'd be honored at City Hall for pointing out gender bias. His special event is scheduled before the entire city council on Feb. 13.

The Sacramento City Council will officially review the audit on gender bias on that same night.

3rd-grader spots gender bias on test, to be honored by Sacramento

He'll be honored by Sacramento City Council

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