US EditionEducation Department Opens Investigation of Admissions at Selective Virginia High School
- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares revealed on Wednesday that his inquiry uncovered evidence of racial bias in the enrollment procedures for Thomas Jefferson High School within Fairfax County Public Schools.
- The investigation arose after the 2020 policy overhaul removed race as a factor, prioritized economically disadvantaged and English learners, and faced unsuccessful legal challenges up to the Supreme Court.
- Miyares reported that Asian American enrollment declined to about 54% from prior levels of 65–75%, while Black and Hispanic student shares increased under the revised admissions system.
- Miyares stated that it is illegal in the United States to advantage one racial group at the expense of another and has submitted his findings to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education to pursue enforcement under Title VI.
- The Justice Department has launched an inquiry into Fairfax County Public Schools regarding their race-conscious admissions approach at a selective high school, indicating increased federal attention on policies involving race in student selection.
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Top U.S. High School Faces Scrutiny Over CCP-Linked Donations
An elite public high school in northern Virginia, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, is under investigation following revelations that it provided its STEM curriculum to Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked organizations in exchange for $3.6 million in donations. These transactions, facilitated through the school’s affiliated charity, the Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund, have prompted a formal complaint to the Internal Re…
Feds Launch Civil Rights Probe into Fairfax Schools After Miyares Referral | The Star News Network
by Shirleen Guerra The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools following a referral from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, alleging the district’s 2020 admissions changes at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology may have violated federal anti-discrimination laws. The announcement came from the department’s Office for Civil Rights and was echoed by Gov. Gle…
Feds Launch Civil Rights Probe into Fairfax Schools After Miyares Referral - Tennessee Star
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools following a referral from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, alleging the district’s 2020 admissions changes at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology may have violated federal anti-discrimination laws.
DOJ Opens Investigation into Discriminatory Admissions at Thomas Jefferson High in Virginia After Private Lawsuit Failed
Harmeet Dhillon: "my office will work in coordination with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to determine whether Fairfax County Public Schools has violated its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by using race in its admissions decision process"
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