Sentences with phrase «race as a factor»

I think you under estimate race as a factor.

Fortunately, the Supreme Court did not eliminate the use of race as a factor in the University of Michigan Law School admissions process (see the full text of the court's decision here).

Gary Orfield, professor of education, law, political science, and urban planning at UCLA, said opponents of the UT admission policy claim there are nonracial alternatives that do the job just as well, including the 10 % plan that UT now uses as its first phase for admission; approaches using socioeconomic status rather than race as a factor; and special outreach and recruitment efforts.

Liliana Garces, assistant professor of higher education at Pennsylvania State University, said racial diversity has fallen significantly at schools that are barred from considering race as a factor in admissions.

In 2013, in a 7 - 1 vote (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself), the Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower courts, saying they had failed to adequately determine that UT's use of race as a factor in its admissions was necessary and that the policy was «narrowly tailored.»

Families with children appear more concerned about what school district their neighborhood is linked to, and they may even consider race as a factor, Owens said.

The amendment was put forward by the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which is backed by the California businessman and University of California regent Ward Connerly, a leading opponent of using race as a factor in admissions.

Which interpretation prevails will continue to determine the extent to which public colleges can use race as a factor in admissions decisions, as well as the scope of school districts» efforts to create more integrated schools and classrooms.

Diversity Challenged, edited by noted researcher Gary Orfield, forecasts that affirmative action's legal and political future may turn on a single question — whether or not the educational value of diversity is sufficiently compelling to justify consideration of race as a factor in admissions decisions at colleges and universities.

The Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider whether colleges may continue to use race as a factor in college admissions — opening the door to possibly eliminating affirmative action in higher education.

Although no school can use race as a factor in admissions, many charters can and do offer a weighted lottery that offers preference to economically disadvantaged students, English language learners, and students with learning disabilities.

In her «manifesto,» Vassell defines her show as utopian, and argues that the importance of race as a factor of self - identification is archaic.

The Court on Monday agreed to review cases from Seattle and Louisville, Ky., Mauro reports, in which «white parents challenged programs that used race as a factor in school placements in ways they say disadvantaged white students.»

Florida proved that there was a clear correlation between Race and Income / Education levels, and made the case that insurance companies were indirectly using race as a factor, a practice that is illegal under both State and Federal guidelines.

A concern raised about MEPA / IEPA was the potential increase in transracial adoption due to the penalties for the use of race as a factor in placement decisions.

Not exact matches

As the polls showed the race tightening, he says, «reporters frequently focused on other factors, such as early voting and Democrats» supposedly superior turnout operation.&raquAs the polls showed the race tightening, he says, «reporters frequently focused on other factors, such as early voting and Democrats» supposedly superior turnout operation.&raquas early voting and Democrats» supposedly superior turnout operation.»

Facebook has also come under criticism for the disclosure that it accepted ads aimed at «Jew - haters» as well as housing ads that discriminated by race, gender, disability and other factors.

This comes just nine months after the Labor Department sued Google for not handing over 19 years of pay data on 21,000 Google employees for a routine audit into the company's pay methods, as part of that department's attempt to show whether Google's hiring discriminates on the basis of race, religion, gender, or other factors.

«Not once were race or the #metoo movement ever discussed, nor did either factor into our decision, as implied in various media outlets,» the jury wrote in a statement in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Wang: If race is used as a positive factor, meaning that it helps an application, that's good.

Policies which do allow for some consideration of race as one among many factors.

While some have been criticized for not giving enough attention to the murder victims, the shows no doubt are contributing to the debate over the role that factors such as race, class, privilege, and (sometimes) plain bad luck can play in matters of criminal justice.

Instead, bank spokeswoman Judith Schmidt sent a statement saying the bank «makes credit decisions based on each customer's credit profile, not on factors such as race and ethnicity.»

While some segments of the KMT pointed to the event as a last - minute external factor that swung many voters in DPP's direction in many competitive races, analysts and DPP supporters argue that the video probably only had marginal impact on the electoral outcome.

Candidate Nita Jalkanen could also play a factor in this race as a vocal opponent of the downtown arena project.

Only the massive westward migration and the still - continuing flow of immigrants to our shores rival the history of race relations as factors defining the American character.

Samuel Gross, a law professor at the University of Michigan and senior editor of the Registry, said, «It's no surprise that in this area, as in almost any other that has to do with criminal justice in the United States, race is the big factor.»

Pointing to such factors as a low minimum wage, the declining number of well - paying manufacturing jobs, and the continuing segregation of jobs by race and sex, they argue that the central issue is the availability and quality of work.

Though race is sometimes correctly designated by basic biological types as Caucasian, Mongolian, or Negroid, in practice it is more often indicated by color, as black, white, red, yellow, or brown; or by nationality, as Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Mexican; or by geographical origin, as Oriental, Asiatic, European, African; or by a combination of ethnic, national, and geographical factors, as Nordic, Teutonic, Slavic, Latin American, French Canadian.

Then factor in the pressure that comes with a title race towards d end of d season, which will surely crack our opponents as we are already used to it.

In Chicago, it broke down, as it does so much in America, along racial lines, with most blacks backing JRW and wondering aloud if race played a factor.

Of course, there are a lot of different factors when comparing those two times, but the fact the cars are already a couple of seconds quicker is an encouraging sign of things to come as the development race kicks off.

It is believed that Arsenal have an advantage in the race for the player, as Chelsea do not have any European football next season, a factor which surely is going to affect any decision from Mkhitaryan.

Many community activists and school administrators talk about race as a big factor in educational performance, and others mention economic issues — and those are factors.

«Young men who grow up in homes without fathers are twice as likely to end up in jail as those who come from traditional two - parent families... those boys whose fathers were absent from the household had double the odds of being incarcerated — even when other factors such as race, income, parent education and urban residence were held constant.»

I also looked to see if breast milk intake varied by any other factors that I had asked about in the survey, such as the age of the mother, whether the baby was a first baby or a subsequent child, and race.

However, the breastfeeding - obesity link has been questioned because of several confounding factors, 1 including maternal habits during gestation and breastfeeding as well as the mother's metabolic health status (obesity and diabetes), race, and ethnicity.

Even if this latest peace deal between Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and IDC Leader Jeff Klein holds when lawmakers return to Albany after the Easter / Passover break next week, and even if the Democrats win both the April 24 special elections (the Westchester County race is really the deciding factor there, since the Bronx seat seems a safe bet), the Republicans will still have control of the chamber as long as Felder, a conservative Democrat, continues to caucus with them.

The problem is that the race between the YES and NO camp is close and so the outcome may be decided by such factors as the weather on 23 June.

Insomuch as haggling and bartering are socio - economic mechanisms to supplement income (please note that this article does not consider the practice of religious alms giving, the taalibe or the role of marabouts, which could be the subject of its own blog post), an understanding of the production of poverty (and the simultaneous production of wealth in other territories) is one factor that disproves the idea that haggling, bartering and re-haggling are reflective of the race, ethnic heritage or culture of the individual.

The pre-election polling averages (not the FiveThirtyEight forecasts, which also account for other factors) in the 10 most competitive Senate races had a 6 - percentage point Democratic bias as compared to the votes counted in each state so far.

The clearest way to understand white privilege is as a set of hardships that white Americans are less likely to experience than those of other races (other factors like income being equal).

Mr. Grisanti was rejected by his Buffalo - area constituents on Tuesday in a four - way race that included a Conservative Party candidate, with area Republicans citing the vote as a decisive factor.

Hoffman's weak haul is one factor piquing Republican interest in Matt Doheny, a businessman who's raised more than $ 500,000 since announcing for the seat — he lost the nomination to Scozzafava and bowed out while Hoffman stayed in the race as a Conservative Party candidate.

Asked about the way Trump might factor into this year's race, Latimer detailed actions such as the proposed changes to the nation's health care system.

When party isn't a factor, as in a primary, he said voters are forced to search for other markers, «so the power of race, ethnicity, religion, gender is multiplied.»

In the court's majority opinion, Kagan described the two - part analysis utilized by the high court when plaintiffs allege racial gerrymandering as follows: «First, the plaintiff must prove that «race was the predominant factor motivating the legislature's decision to place a significant number of voters within or without a particular district.»

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is in the race but isn't seen as a serious factor and we can't find any sharp California observers who think Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) is a real possibility as a candidate.

They insist the controversy over two former Senate Democratic staffers illegally accessing Steele's credit report will be a major factor as the race heats up.

But Molinaro has emerged as the front - runner in the GOP race, and that factored into the decision by conservative leaders, party chairman Michael Long told the New York Daily News.