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Appeals Court Upholds Revised Admissions Policy at Elite Virginia High School

A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that critics say discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. The 2-1 ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit …

16 State Attorneys General Back Local Virginia School Board on Admissions Policy

A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is supporting a Fairfax County, Virginia school board that has been challenged in court for implementing a new high school admissions policy that aims to increase diversity of all kinds, including racial diversity. …

Supreme Court Lets Virginia School Continue Controversial Admissions Policy

The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students. The high court did not …

Virginia School Allowed to Use Disputed Admissions Policy During Appeal

A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American …

Judge Declines to Delay Ruling Against Virginia School System’s Admissions Policy

A federal judge has again ruled against a northern Virginia school system that he found guilty of discriminating against Asian American students when it overhauled its admissions policies at a highly selective high school. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Claude …

Virginia School Board to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Blocking Elite School’s Admissions Policy

A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton found that impermissible “racial balancing” was …