Parents Sue New York State Over Alleged Racially Discriminatory Education Program

Parent groups are suing New York state in federal court over an educational program they say discriminates against Chinese American students. The new civil rights lawsuit comes amidst of wave of alleged racial discrimination at the nation’s colleges and universities. Schools across the country are reportedly evading a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies in higher education. The June 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. Harvard College, ended the use of race-conscious admissions, a longtime goal of conservatives and civil libertarians. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that for too long, universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin.”...