种族问题在美国仍然是一个敏感而无法回避的议题。近年来,出于种族平衡目的的多元化教育及其相关优惠待遇政策也招来了越来越多的来自法院以及广大民众的质疑与反对。2007年美国联邦高等法院对西雅图案例的判决结果对美国当前以至未来的基于种族融合的多元化教育产生了深远的影响。西雅图案例将进一步敦促美国中小学思考该如何通过采用更有效率,伤害较小、违宪性更低的教育政策与手段,来达到协助少数族裔以及实现多元化学校教育的目的。 The issue of race in the United States remains a sensitive and unavoidable issue. In recent years, the diversified education for ethnic balance and its related preferential policies have also attracted more and more questions and opposition from the courts and the general public. The judgment of the U.S. Federal High Court in the Seattle case in 2007 has had a profound impact on the current and future multi-ethnic education based on ethnic integration in the United States. The Seattle case will further urge primary and secondary schools in the United States to think about how to reach the goal of assisting ethnic minorities and achieving diversified schooling through adopting more effective, less harmful and less unconstitutional educational policies and tools.