Inside Seattle Schools' budget: Staff cuts, but no teacher layoffs or school closures When the new school year kicks off in September, Seattle students might notice some changes in their schools due to budget cuts. Sami West
Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education. The Associated Press
How America's debate over student loans has changed over the decades At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today, millions of students pursue higher education, but collectively they owe $1.7 trillion in debt.
Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other People Of Color. Here's how Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist. Sandhya Dirks
What Asian Americans really think of affirmative action NPR's Juana Summers discusses the Asian American perspective on affirmative action with University of Maryland professor and political scientist Janelle Wong. Megan Lim
Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals. Emma Bowman
What does SCOTUS' ruling against affirmative action mean for WA? The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned more than four decades of legal precedent by declaring affirmative action unconstitutional. What does it mean for Washington? Sami West
Class of Covid: 2023 grads reflect on their journey to high school graduation Graduation has finally arrived for the Class of 2023. And for this year's graduating seniors, their high school experience was unlike any other: A global pandemic hit in their first year and upended education as we knew it. Sami West
Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider. Elissa Nadworny
An education law professor on why race should be considered in college applications NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dana Thompson Dorsey of the University of South Florida about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.