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"This book argues that the current conversation about affirmative action and college admissions omits a key dimension: the conditions of racial inequality that students and their families experience from early childhood through high school, and which continue throughout postsecondary education. The moment of matriculation is part of a much longer process that begins in homes, schools, and communities, which prepares some students well and leaves others at a disadvantage. And when students attend college, they still might not have the resources to stay in school and graduate, particularly if their college cannot help with their financial needs. Drawing on extensive data, the authors argue that, historically, the only major breakthroughs on racial barriers to education and economic opportunity have come in periods of commitment to race-conscious policies. They argue that colorblind policies, by ignoring the racial realities of schools and society, have critically limited access to education for students of color. The authors propose a series of policies and practices that could make educational opportunity more equal. They argue that when it is impossible to implement race-conscious policies, educational institutions must implement "race-sensitive" policies built with an understanding of the roots of racial inequality, so as to avoid building a future with profound intergenerational racial inequality"--

Affirmative action programs in education. --- 1960s and early 1970s. --- Gary Orfield. --- James Anderson. --- Princeton University Press. --- Race, Justice & Equity. --- Stella Flores. --- The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education. --- The Walls around Opportunity. --- The case for race-conscious education policy. --- books about education. --- but their children often attend schools that do not prepare them. --- college preparation. --- college presidents. --- education debt. --- education policy. --- education. --- educational equity. --- families of color fully share the dream of college. --- financial aid. --- higher education. --- racial equity. --- repairing education debt. --- sustained efforts at racial equity in higher education. --- the higher education system gives the best opportunities to the most privileged. --- unequal society.