The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a pair of closely watched cases that could determine whether universities can continue to consider race in student admissions.
While it is focused on higher education, the court’s ruling in those cases is bound to filter down to K-12 schools.
“Despite the best efforts of school districts … to create more diverse schools, racial segregation has increased over the last two decades. As a result, educational inequities persist,” according to a brief filed by the Council of the Great City Schools in defense of admissions policies at Harvard University and the University North Carolina.
