The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a case about race-conscious admission policies . Abigail Thernstrom : If the court declares affirmative action unconstitutional , it 'll be surprising . But it's not that big of an issue right now because most states have adopted some form of racial preferences for admissions and are using them in their own way. Join the conversation on Facebook . Thernstrom : The gap in mean SAT scores between blacks and whites persists .
The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a case about race-conscious admission policies . Abigail Thernstrom : If the court declares affirmative action unconstitutional , it 'll be surprising . But it's not that big of an issue right now because most states have adopted some form of racial preferences for admissions and are using them in their own way. Thernstrom : The gap in mean SAT scores between blacks and whites persists .