Detroit mayor sues over affirmative action ballot issue - 06/22/06 - The Detroit News Online

village voice > nyclife > New Lessons in Class by Kristen Lombardi: "For the parents, Ross's visit felt more like a raid, a hostile takeover of the carefully cultivated school for gifted-and-talented students. The scene served to remind them why they have opposed the city's plan to place Ross Global at NEST since learning of it in April. They say that there is no room in their building for another school and that sharing space will jeopardize coveted programs. They've held rallies at City Hall; printed 'Save the NEST' T-shirts; created a website; dogged Schools Chancellor Joel Klein; and inundated politicians with calls, letters, and e-mails. The PTA has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court against the city's department of education."

Another front in the growing Class Wars. It would be funny if it weren't so serious. It's not even close to a contest, though this example has an interesting twist; the "ultr-haves" pitting the "haves" against the "nots." -Barry

USATODAY.com - Race is still part of equation for equal education: "Since the court's last affirmative action case ? permitting limited preferences at the University of Michigan Law School ? the author of that 5-4 decision, Sandra Day O'Connor, has left the court, replaced by Justice Samuel Alito, who appears far more leery of affirmative action.

The Louisville case illustrates the dilemma that educators and the justices face. School officials in Jefferson County, which includes the greater Louisville area, created a complex integration plan that starts in the elementary grades, when students are assigned to one of a 'cluster' of schools serving their neighborhood. The clusters are chosen to maintain racial balance. The goal is to have at least 15% minority students in every school but no more than 50%."

Summer Vacation

Posting will be light on TheList for the next couple of months (as it has been since the start of May). Not much happening in the way of scholarships anyway and I need a break. Posts will begin in earnest come the start of school in the Mid August/Early September time frame.

Have a nice Summer.

- Barry