Perhaps before condemning AA as reverse discrimmination, we can try to understand the factors that necessitate it's policy since it is widely assumed that elimination of AA would result in a drastic decline of minority enrollment (if you think this is acceptable, move on and ignore this email). Most public school funding comes not from the Federal Government, but from property taxes, local revenue and municipal bonds. Guess what type of neighborhoods have the advantadge. Now, if the Federal Government would take control and REALLY level the playing field, AA might be on it's way out. But, unfortunately, the current funding structure is intractable and status quo will reign; until them, AA will be critical.
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