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Justices Allow Admissions Policy at Prestigious High School
The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court had found discriminates against Asian American students
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Board Defends Admissions Policy at Prestigious Virginia High School
A Virginia school board says its new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in Northern Virginia does not discriminate against Asian American students and is not an attempt to achieve “racial balancing.”
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Disputed School Admissions Policy OK'd Pending Appeal
A federal appeals court has granted a request from a Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy while it appeals a ruling that found it discriminates against Asian American students
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Fairfax County School Board to Appeal Ruling Against New Thomas Jefferson High Admissions Policy
The Fairfax County School Board plans to appeal a judge’s ruling against its new admissions policies at one of the top high schools in the country.
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Fairfax County School Board Appealing TJ High School Admissions Ruling
The fight over admissions policies at the country’s top high school rages on. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains why the battle in court isn’t over just yet.
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Judge Won't Delay Ruling on Admissions Discrimination in Virginia
A federal judge has again ruled against a Virginia school system that he found guilty of discriminating against Asian American students when it overhauled its admissions policies at a highly selective school
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Group Protests Thomas Jefferson High Admissions Rules
On the eve of a court hearing over the matter, a group of parents and others protested over admissions changes at what is often ranked the number one public high school in the U.S. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Group Protests Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions Rules
On the eve of a court hearing over the matter, a group of parents and others protested admissions changes at what is often ranked the number one public high school in the U.S.
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Virginia Committee Passes Bill Banning Admissions Discrimination
Legislation to ban racial discrimination in admissions policies at Virginia’s highly regarded Governor’s Schools has passed a key Senate committee
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Judge: Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions Policy Discriminates Against Asian Americans
News4’s Aimee Cho breaks down a debate over admission to a prestigious local school and has reaction from parents.
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Judge: New Admissions Policies at Elite Virginia School Discriminate
A federal judge has ruled that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school
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Judge to Decide Lawsuit Alleging Admissions Discrimination at Thomas Jefferson High
A judge has heard arguments on whether an elite public high school in northern Virginia discriminated against Asian American families when it overhauled its admissions policies amid a push to increase Black and Hispanic representation there
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Thomas Jefferson High School Selects Class of 2025
Next year’s freshman class at one of the nation’s top high schools has been selected in a whole new way. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Thomas Jefferson High School's Freshman Class Selected After Overhaul of Admissions
Next year’s freshman class at one of the nation’s top high schools, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, has been selected. After heated controversy and lawsuits, that process was overhauled to make it more diverse
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Suit Alleging Admissions Discrimination at Thomas Jefferson HS Moves Forward
A federal judge has ruled that a parents’ group can move forward with a lawsuit alleging that new admissions policies at an elite public high school in Virginia discriminate against Asian Americans.
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Lawsuit Challenges New Admissions Policy at Elite Va. School
A conservative legal group has accused a northern Virginia school district of discriminating against Asian Americans by overhauling the admissions process at a selective public high school to recruit more Black and Hispanic students
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Judge Declines to Halt Elite Northern Virginia School's Admissions Changes
A judge has refused to issue an injunction to stop an elite northern Virginia high school from changing its admissions policies
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Judge: Lawsuit Over Elite Northern Virginia School's Admissions Can Move Ahead
A judge is allowing a group of parents to move forward with a legal challenge to new admissions policies designed to create a more diverse student body at an elite public high school in northern Virginia
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Fairfax County School Board Votes for ‘Holistic Review' Admissions at Thomas Jefferson HS
Changes are coming to how students are admitted to an elite public high school in Northern Virginia that has been ranked as the best in the nation. The Fairfax County Public Schools board overwhelmingly voted Thursday to adopt what’s called a “holistic review process” for admission to Thomas Jefferson High School. Eighth graders now must have a 3.5 grade point…
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Lawsuit Challenges Admissions Changes at Elite Public School in Virginia
More than a dozen middle schoolers in Northern Virginia and their families have filed a lawsuit seeking to block changes in the admissions process at an elite public high school that has been ranked as the best in the nation