Discusses implications of "Bakke" and "Adams v Califano" on minority group admissions to colleges and graduate and professional schools. Holds that affirmative action programs are too stratified and that States should design such programs to cover the entire spectrum of elementary, secondary, and higher education. (Author/GC)

Increasingly those working with affirmative action efforts at the graduate and professional level are considering the importance of early identification of career and educational goals. They are also considering the importance of using those motivational factors that overcome academic handicaps that may arise from school and home environments.…