Article Title: Withheld National Merit awards, mostly impact Asian students
Snippet of Article: "...This brings to 17 the number of high schools in Fairfax County, Loudoun County and Prince William County that have admitted to withholding
awards. Many other Fairfax County high schools haven’t yet released the results of their reviews.
An analysis by Fairfax County Times reveals that an estimated 75 percent of National Merit Semifinalists – a notch above Commended Students – are of Asian heritage, validating the questions raised in a new civil rights investigation by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.
In fact at Marshall High School this fall, 71 percent of National Merit Semifinalists are minority students, with most of them Asian American...."
Source: www.fairfaxtimes.com
