Most in US say don't ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll

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    -20% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -20% Somewhat Liberal

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"Affirmative action helps even the playing field, she said."
Positive
34% Conservative
"The Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action in decisions reaching back to 1978."
Positive
18% Conservative
"The poll reflects general support for affirmative action even as the future of the practice remains in doubt."
Positive
16% Conservative
"He added: Affirmative action is necessary to overcome those disparities."
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14% Conservative
"As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most Americans say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should play a significant role in decisions."
Positive
4% Conservative
"As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should ultimately play a major role in decisions, according to a new poll."
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-2% Liberal
"If the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, some education experts believe more colleges will follow suit and drop legacy preferences to remove an obstacle for students of color."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"He sees it as a tool to offset imbalances in America's public schools, where those in wealthy, white areas tend to get more money from taxes and parent groups than those in Black neighborhoods."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Views on the Supreme Court overall have become more negative after last year's Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to ban or severely limit access to abortion."
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-38% Liberal
"Walz said in November that Ventura would be invited because Ventura was one of the first governors in the country to support legalization."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Ventura, an independent who doesn't usually make endorsements, backed Walz over Republican Scott Jensen, and said legalization was one of the many reasons why.___Trisha Ahmed is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Miesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to sign a bill Tuesday that legalizes recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Miesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Former Gov. Ventura said in November that Walz had called him up the day after his reelection and said he expected a new legalization bill to pass."
Negative
-2% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Affirmative action helps even the playing field, she said.
59% : The Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action in decisions reaching back to 1978.
58% : The poll reflects general support for affirmative action even as the future of the practice remains in doubt.
57% : He added: "Affirmative action is necessary to overcome those disparities."
52% : As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most Americans say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should play a significant role in decisions.
49% : As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should ultimately play a major role in decisions, according to a new poll.
48% : If the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, some education experts believe more colleges will follow suit and drop legacy preferences to remove an obstacle for students of color.
39% : He sees it as a tool to offset imbalances in America's public schools, where those in wealthy, white areas tend to get more money from taxes and parent groups than those in Black neighborhoods.
31% :Views on the Supreme Court overall have become more negative after last year's Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to ban or severely limit access to abortion.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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