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Supreme Court to hear a new case on race and school admissions, this time in Maryland
The justices will review whether the county’s STEM magnet admissions policies unlawfully favor Black and Latino students, after lower courts sided with the school district.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the Association for Education Fairness challenging admissions policies for STEM magnet schools in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- Challengers argue that the lottery system, introduced during Covid for four specialized schools, unfairly elevates Black and Latino students, violating the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
- A federal judge in Maryland and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled in favor of the school district, though the case focuses on narrower technical evidence requirements.
- This marks the second time in recent years the Supreme Court has reviewed Montgomery County Public Schools policies, following a case last year involving LGBTQ-themed books.
- Since the 2023 Supreme Court decision striking down race-based college admissions, critics have accused schools of introducing policies with similar purposes that do not explicitly consider race.
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Supreme Court to Hear Claim of Bias in School Admissions Policy
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