CBS 2's Tara Molina connected with local organizations, and reached schools across the state, to find out.
It is up to each individual school to determine how they move forward, and how they maintain a diverse campus.
"There deserves to be pathways for young people who have earned it," said Jeffrey Beckham, an education leader here in Chicago as chief executive officer of theThe college access program connects low-income and first-generation college students with resources - hundreds every year. States like California, Michigan, and Washington - where affirmative action was eliminated years ago - serve as cautionary tales, according to experts.showed declines in diverse enrollment in the years following elimination.
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