Meritocracy in America: Ending Legacy Admissions and Promoting Equity.
(ThyBlackMan.com) A little more than a year ago, I wrote about the MERIT Act, which was introduced by Sens. Todd Young of Indiana and Tim Kaine of Virginia. Democrat Kaine and Republican Young proposed MERIT, which stands for Merit-Based Educational Reforms Institutional Transparency. The proposed bill would curtail legacy admissions in higher education. A “legacy” in this context refers to a high school student whose close relative (e.g., mother, grandfather, etc.) […]