Race and Schools
Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of race-conscious school-assignment plans has been swift and emotional, with the decision even becoming a focal point of Democratic presidential debates last night. In Seattle, the mother who led the lawsuit against the school district’s “racial-tiebreaker” admissions policy broke down and wept in relief. Kathleen’s Brose’s daughter had failed to get into the high school of her choicethe one that was also nearest to their homebecause she is white. “I don’t want any parent to go through what we went through,” said Brose. “It shouldn’t...
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