Betsy DeVos told a House panel Wednesday that she is 'not familiar' with affirmative action guidance for schools that the Trump administration rescinded last summer
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told a House panel Wednesday that she is "not familiar" with affirmative action guidance for schools that the Trump administration rescinded last summer, or with a major Supreme Court ruling on which portions of the guidance were based.several guidance documents issued by the Education and Justice departments under the Obama administration that called on school superintendents and colleges to consider race when trying to diversify their campuses.
A majority of the Justices in the ruling recognized that seeking diversity and avoiding racial isolation are compelling interests for school districts, though the court ruled the Seattle School District’s use of race as the second most important tiebreaker in high school admissions was unconstitutional.
DeVos responded that "It’s valuable for every student to be in a school setting that has great diversity. I think it’s valuable for every student."
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