States are moving to ban legacy admissions with Virginia leading the way

Legacy preferences in college admissions could soon become a thing of the past if state lawmakers across the country have their way. 

Virginia is poised to pass a ban on legacy admissions at the state’s public colleges. On Wednesday, state lawmakers took the final step to getting a bill banning legacy admissions in front of the state’s governor. The bill could head to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk as early as next week. The expectation is that he will sign it and provide momentum to similar efforts in other states, including…