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

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case, Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, that will determine the legal standards for proving allegations of racially discriminatory school admissions policies. The case challenges changes made by Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools to diversify its magnet middle school STEM programs, which a group of Asian American parents claim 'tanked' their children's enrollment. The justices will consider whether allegations under the 14th Amendment must demonstrate harm to a racial group's enrollment rate compared to its applicant pool size.