Zach Bleemer

Something people noticed when they started implementing those policies in the 1960s is there just weren't that many black and Hispanic and lower income and otherwise disadvantaged kids who were super high performing in high school.

Something people noticed when they started implementing those policies in the 1960s is there just weren't that many black and Hispanic and lower income and otherwise disadvantaged kids who were super high performing in high school.

And affirmative action came from an interest in maintaining some notion of representation while also trying to provide greater educational resources to kids who were thought to be able to best take advantage of them.

And affirmative action came from an interest in maintaining some notion of representation while also trying to provide greater educational resources to kids who were thought to be able to best take advantage of them.

And affirmative action came from an interest in maintaining some notion of representation while also trying to provide greater educational resources to kids who were thought to be able to best take advantage of them.

Now that race-based affirmative action is unavailable to universities, you might think that there are alternative and, like you said, sort of race-neutral means by which universities could try to fulfill the same end. They have an interest in targeting the most academically prepared students. But they also want to keep their doors open from kids from every background.

Now that race-based affirmative action is unavailable to universities, you might think that there are alternative and, like you said, sort of race-neutral means by which universities could try to fulfill the same end. They have an interest in targeting the most academically prepared students. But they also want to keep their doors open from kids from every background.

Now that race-based affirmative action is unavailable to universities, you might think that there are alternative and, like you said, sort of race-neutral means by which universities could try to fulfill the same end. They have an interest in targeting the most academically prepared students. But they also want to keep their doors open from kids from every background.

And so states that have guaranteed admission to top students from every high school in the state, even if they're relatively lower testing. Texas has this. California, Florida, Georgia all have similar programs. Actually, the SUNY system in New York is just about to start such a program. Schools that have gone test optional or in California's case, test blind.

And so states that have guaranteed admission to top students from every high school in the state, even if they're relatively lower testing. Texas has this. California, Florida, Georgia all have similar programs. Actually, the SUNY system in New York is just about to start such a program. Schools that have gone test optional or in California's case, test blind.

And so states that have guaranteed admission to top students from every high school in the state, even if they're relatively lower testing. Texas has this. California, Florida, Georgia all have similar programs. Actually, the SUNY system in New York is just about to start such a program. Schools that have gone test optional or in California's case, test blind.

These are all ways of trying to provide opportunity to kids who really didn't have the opportunity to be the highest performing high school students.

These are all ways of trying to provide opportunity to kids who really didn't have the opportunity to be the highest performing high school students.

These are all ways of trying to provide opportunity to kids who really didn't have the opportunity to be the highest performing high school students.

I really think it's worth distinguishing here between public and private universities. It's unreasonable for the university to implement an admissions policy that just shuts doors disproportionately for students who now make up the majority of the state of California.

I really think it's worth distinguishing here between public and private universities. It's unreasonable for the university to implement an admissions policy that just shuts doors disproportionately for students who now make up the majority of the state of California.

I really think it's worth distinguishing here between public and private universities. It's unreasonable for the university to implement an admissions policy that just shuts doors disproportionately for students who now make up the majority of the state of California.

And so I think public universities have long felt a direct part of their mission is representation of their state, not just in terms of race, but also in terms of geography and class and any kind of student background and any large gaps between the high school graduating population and the students on campus.

And so I think public universities have long felt a direct part of their mission is representation of their state, not just in terms of race, but also in terms of geography and class and any kind of student background and any large gaps between the high school graduating population and the students on campus.

And so I think public universities have long felt a direct part of their mission is representation of their state, not just in terms of race, but also in terms of geography and class and any kind of student background and any large gaps between the high school graduating population and the students on campus.