Supreme Court to Hear Case on K-12 School Admissions Policies

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on October 19, 2026, that it will hear a case, 'Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education,' to decide the legal standards for proving allegations of racially discriminatory K-12 school admissions policies. The case challenges Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools' changes to magnet middle school STEM program admissions, which a group of Asian American parents claim 'tanked' their children's enrollment.