Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 22:02 · Archive

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case about race in middle school admissions, three years after striking down affirmative action in college admissions. The case involves four selective middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, a diverse suburb of Washington, D.C.

A parent group called the Association for Education Fairness sued, alleging that the district's admissions policy is designed to boost admission of Black and Latino students while disadvantaging Asian American children. The case was originally dismissed because Asian American students were not underrepresented compared with their share of the applicant pool. The Supreme Court will now weigh whether a group claiming to be targeted by a race-neutral policy must show it was disproportionately harmed to prove intentional discrimination.

The lawsuit originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago. The district changed its policies to factor in the poverty levels of the schools students attended. The share of Asian American students subsequently fell, as they were clustered in more affluent, high-performing schools. The parent group sued in 2020. The school system, which educates more than 150,000 students, later changed its practices to eliminate an extra in-person exam, now using a lottery based on standardised test performance.

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• Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissionsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions.Clickorlando · 19 Oct, 21:32
• Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissionsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions.News4Jax · 19 Oct, 21:32

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