In the courts and the public square, affirmative action is losing support.

A decision last week by the U.S. Supreme Court advances the movement to end racial preferences in college admissions. Is there an alternative that still assures systematically disadvantaged students have a chance? I consider that question today.

Readers share their views, many of them skeptical, on the newly released state school grades. And an expert in the job placement field gives encouragement to liberal arts graduates that there are jobs out there for them.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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