Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Section 1. Background. Although the Supreme Court of the United States has definitively held that consideration of race in higher education admissions violates students’ civil rights, the persistent ...

President Trump signed a memorandum Thursday requiring universities to be transparent about their admissions practices in order to receive federal financial assistance. The memo directs Education ...