REPORT: Parents win as New York court rejects racial quotas

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From the Washington Examiner: Defending Education scored a major victory after a New York appellate court affirmed that racial balancing in New York City’s K-12 talented and gifted programs has no constitutional authority. 

In IntegrateNYC v. City of New York, the court issued a 5-2 decision, resolving a 2021 complaint brought by Defending Education. The court found that the activists’ effort to inject race into every aspect of education was not supported by the equal protection clause, New York State Human Rights Law, or the state’s Education Article.

“As plaintiffs have failed to adequately plead that they were denied a sound basic education, the claim must be dismissed,” Associate Justice Michael Garcia wrote for the majority opinion.

The ruling establishes an important national precedent rejecting race-based policies in education, affirming that such efforts have no place in a merit-driven, race-neutral system. As the court recognized, race-conscious initiatives undermine academic quality by admitting underqualified students into advanced programs, lowering standards for all. This harms both struggling students, who are set up to fail, and high achievers, whose learning environment is diluted.

In a press release celebrating the victory, Defending Education wrote, “Children should be judged based on their individual merit, not defined as members of a racial group or blamed for the collective sins of others. The best way to achieve equality is to treat children equally, regardless of skin color, and to fix the parts of the City’s schools that are broken – not by focusing on race and breaking the parts of the City’s schools that are working. ”

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