Supreme Court Takes up Affirmative Action
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(Worthy News) – The Supreme Court is taking up two cases that could overturn major precedent on affirmative action.
The practice has been a standard in higher education for 40 years to increase diversity on college campuses, but now a conservative and multiracial coalition of 22,000 students and parents argues it’s actually leading to discrimination.
The cases challenge policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina where race is among the criteria used in the admissions process. [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]
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