Is There a Future for Affirmative Action in Education?.

Steinhilber, August W.

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ERIC Number: EJ577189

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Publication Date: 1998

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Is There a Future for Affirmative Action in Education?

Steinhilber, August W.

School Business Affairs, v64 n11 p3-7,9 Nov 1998

Reviews legal theory and major affirmative-action court litigation in two areas involving public education: employment and student placement. Four U.S. Supreme Court justices solidly oppose affirmative-action plans not directly linked to governmental discrimination. Schools should consult attorneys, not advocates, as discrimination/affirmative-action law is still being defined. (MLH)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Legal Problems, Reverse Discrimination, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Bakke v Regents of University of California

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