Ames City is a racially diverse city in the State of Ames. R…
Ames City is a racially diverse city in the State of Ames. Recently, the new superintendent of the Ames City School District announced a hiring initiative aimed at filling the ranks of Ames City teachers, which had been depleted by recent retirements. The superintendent announces that she expects that the new cadre of teachers will “look like Ames City,” will furnish role models for Ames City’s students and will be diverse enough to serve the needs of minority students in the Ames City school district. To that end, she announces a goal of 30 percent minority teachers in the new round of hiring. Which of the following would be most helpful in defending the constitutionality of the superintendent’s initiative?