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A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at America's highest-ranked high school, Thomas Jefferson High School, could soon make its way to the Supreme Court.
The lawsuit echoes similar complaints and allegations at NYC high schools and Harvard University that attempts to racially rebalance schools ends up hurting the Asian American community.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- An elite public high school in northern Virginia discriminated against Asian American families when it overhauled its admissions
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An elite public high school in northern Virginia discriminated against Asian American families when it overhauled its admissions policies amid a push to increase Black and Hispanic representation at the school, lawyers argued Tuesday.
An elite public high school in northern Virginia discriminated against Asian American families when it overhauled its admissions policies amid a push to increase Black and Hispanic representation at the school, lawyers argued Tuesday. A federal judge in Alexandria heard arguments on whether the new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology discriminates against Asian Americans, or simply tries to level the playing field so that other minorities can gain admission. The case has garnered significant attention in part because of the school's prestigious s...