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State lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. Powerful institutions like Yale are fighting to stop it. Legacy preferences have weathered an enormous wave of public disapproval and political attacks since last summer’s Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action.
Key Connecticut state legislatures are likely to introduce a bill banning legacy admissions at public and private universities in the upcoming 2024 legislative session, which would make Connecticut among the first states in the country to do so. Critics have raised concerns about the equity of legacy admissions, which grant preferential treatment to applicants with...
Connecticut is considering ending legacy admissions -- the practice of giving preference to family members of alumni -- at all public and private colleges. The proposal comes after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision ending affirmative action. ...
The Education Reform Now CT report says that while the teacher workforce is more diverse, it's not keeping up with pace of student diversity.
A Connecticut law that went into effect Oct. 1 bars colleges and universities from withholding transcripts from students with outstanding school debt if that individual is applying a job, or to the U.S. military.