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... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > litigation: desegregation and affirmative action > Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > legal cases > Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > legal cases > Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education

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Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education  

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  • Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education, decided in 1986, stemmed from a collective bargaining agreement between the school board of Jackson, Michigan, and its teachers' union that provided racial preferences for minority teachers in the event that layoffs became necessary. White teachers who lost their jobs as a result of this provision filed suit, claiming that the policy impermissibly discriminated against them on the basis of race. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Education; Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education]

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