Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says the Supreme Court rule to strike down affirmative action in college admissions 'eliminates a valuable tool' for universities.
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The Supreme Court decision does not apply to military academies due to the"potentially distinct interests" they present. It also does not apply to legacy admission, the practice of giving preferential treatment or consideration to applicants who have family members, usually parents or grandparents, who attended the institution, which Cardona believes contributes to disparities in access within universities like Harvard.
He pointed to the example of when California eliminated affirmative action in 1996, resulting in a significant decrease in Black and Latino student enrollment in top-tier schools. Efforts have been made to recover from this decline, but the representation of Black and brown students in higher education institutions remains lower than before the ban.
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