Higher Educational Aids Board
Coverage of Higher Educational Aids Board in the Nexus archive.
- Wisconsin Supreme Court eliminates minority college grant program
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a state-funded grant program for Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Southeast Asian college students is unconstitutional, citing insufficient evidence of a compelling government interest in diversity. The program, which offered up to $2,500 in financial aid, was terminated after the court aligned with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision against affirmative action, which deemed similar diversity objectives 'not sufficiently coherent.'
- Wisconsin high court agrees that race-based college retention grants must go
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the state must stop awarding race-based retention grants to minority students, citing violations of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment. The decision followed a lower court's reversal of a program that provided financial aid to Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Southeast Asian immigrant-descended students to prevent college dropout, aligning with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 SFFA v. Harvard ruling against race-conscious admissions.