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The Supreme Court strikes down college affirmative action programs, and will rule on challenges to the student debt forgiveness plan. The contract between actors and studios expires at midnight.
Education
Justices ban affirmative action in college admissions. What's it mean for the future?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to John B. King, Jr., chancellor of the State University of New York system, about how schools are adjusting their policies and practices after the Supreme Court's ruling.
Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges
Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals.
Supreme Court reverses decades of precedent by ending affirmative action
By a 6-to-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities across the country.
Here's what happened after California banned affirmative action 25 years ago
The end of race-conscious admissions means universities will have to find race-neutral alternatives to diversify their student bodies. California, which already has a ban, has faced those challenges.
The Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Harvard law professor Charles Fried about the court's decision.
Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters
Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.
Supreme Court finds Harvard, UNC affirmative action programs violate 14th Amendment
The decision reversed decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.
An education law professor on why race should be considered in college applications
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dana Thompson Dorsey of the University of South Florida about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
WS/FCS Education Foundation to offer $50,000 in grants next year
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has a newly established foundation to support the district with additional funding.