Npr: Split Ruling on Affirmative Action

Do the government's affirmative action policies promote equity in the United States? The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and affirmative action policies come under scrutiny in an activity that asks class members to...

Article and activity in which students explore affirmative action in higher education and set university admission policy in small group activity. Includes questions for discussion and writing.

How can a college board of trustees both increase cultural and racial diversity and offer all incoming high schoolers equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment? Class members debate the question using readings about how colleges...

How is discrimination from the past reversed? Scholars investigate the concept of affirmative action in the 32nd lesson of a 50-part Crash Course video series on United States government and politics. They use the short video to analyze...

Fox News analyzes the Gratz and Grutter cases and what it means for affirmative action in this June, 2003, report.

Learning module and lesson plan in which students will deliberate in the classroom on the topic of Affirmative Action. Lesson provides students with the history of affirmative action policies and practices in the U.S. and opposing...

A description of the reasoning behind affirmative action, the court cases that upheld it, and those that have dismantled it.

Michigan, with the November 2006 elections, became the third state to ban affirmative action. What does that mean for the University of Michigan and other public entities? Listen to NPR's "All Things Considered" to learn more.

Will getting rid of affirmative action "result in a better, more perfect union?" This report from "News & Notes" explores this question.

This resource offers extensive information on a detailed timeline for students and teachers examining the ongoing debate around the issue of affirmative action.