Loss of racial equality fears heighten after Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision and student loan ruling expected Friday

Backlash to racial progress tends to follow periods of social change and advancement, said Dominique Baker, an education policy professor at Southern Methodist University.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester.

As a borrower who still owes just over $20,000 on her undergraduate  today! 

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