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California to ban “legacy admissions” for colleges

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California became the first state in the U.S. to ban “legacy admissions” in higher education, a policy among certain private institutions that gives preferential treatment to the children of wealthy donors and former alumni.

The decision comes after a landmark Supreme Court decision last year that banned affirmative action — which had for years allowed for a better representation of disadvantaged students of color in higher education.

CGTN’s Ediz Tiyansan reports.

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