Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares had called for the federal government to intervene in the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the admissions policy at an elite, selective high school.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, also known as TJ, is an elite magnet school in northern Virginia. Unlike regular public schools, TJ has a rigorous admissions process.

The results are in for at least one school: After four years of DEI-driven, functionally race-based admissions, Thomas ...

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said he’s found proof of racial discrimination tied to Fairfax County Public Schools’ admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School, even though the ...

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the use of race in admissions to its top-ranked Thomas Jefferson High School for ...

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WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025 The elite magnet school's admissions process is under fire again, despite Supreme Court ruling upholding it in 2024.

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That some Asian Americans would be willing proxies in this aspect of the MAGA playbook is especially sad, given how they, ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025 The elite magnet school's admissions process is under fire again, despite Supreme Court ruling upholding it in 2024.