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Education
Thomas Jefferson High School falls to No. 14 in national rankings
Virginia-based Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ), once ranked as the top public high school in the U.S., dropped ...
Carl Samson
Supreme Court rejects case alleging discrimination against Asian American students in Virginia
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case alleging discrimination against Asian American students in admissions at the elit...
Michelle De Pacina
Law group asks Supreme Court to hear new race-based admissions case at elite high school
The group alleges the school’s new admissions plan was designed to “achieve the same results as overt racial discrimination” ...
Ryan General
Civil Rights
Elite high school’s admission policy did not discriminate against Asian Americans, Virginia court rules
A Virginia federal court has ruled that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s (TJHSST) admission policy aimed at student...
Bryan Ke
Probe: Virginia school district did not deliberately withhold award notices
An external investigation found that Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) did not deliberately delay notifying students of their National Me...
Virginia Senate Dems reject Youngkin education board appointee critical of race-conscious admissions
An education board member appointed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin was blocked from official confirmation by Democrats in the Virginia ...
More Virginia high schools delayed giving merit awards in time for college admission deadlines: report
Before you read: US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’ Virginia governor seeks probe int...
Amid probe, more Virginia high schools apologize for withholding news of academic awards
Virginia governor seeks probe into delayed notice of academic awards at US’ top high school
Before you read: US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’ Supreme Court declines to block t...
Crime
US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’
For years, administrators at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) concealed students’ National Merit certificati...
Supreme Court declines to block top high school’s admissions policy despite claims it is ‘anti-Asian’
The Supreme Court declined to block a new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) that seeks ...
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