Supreme Court takes up new case over race and school admissions

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to admissions policies at a suburban Maryland county’s competitive middle school, the justices announced Monday. It’s a key test of the court’s 2023 decision invalidating affirmative action in higher education admissions. That decision has left open questions over what lengths school districts may still take to promote diversity. An association of...

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to admissions policies at a suburban Maryland county’s competitive middle school, the justices announced Monday. It’s a key test of the court’s 2023 decision invalidating affirmative action in higher education admissions. That decision has left open questions over what lengths school districts may still take to promote diversity. An association of...