October 20, 2006

College Groups Urge Justices to Uphold School Admissions Based on Race

By PETER SCHMIDT

The American Council on Education joined at least 19 other higher-education groups last week in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve assignments of student to public schools based on race in two cases that could affect affirmative action at colleges.

The amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief submitted by the council is one of several from scholars and higher-education groups urging the high court to uphold the power of schools to consider race in the two cases, which

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