School Desegregation

Continuing the Fight Against Segregation

John Trasvina | Posted 04.30.2012

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At a time when our nation needs to maximize the talents and contributions of all individuals throughout our communities, segregation continues to have a direct negative effect on the achievement and employment gaps among different races in America.

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Whither the District: Leaders Must Lead on School Reform

Teach Plus | Posted 03.27.2012

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Missing from the conversation about education reform has been a larger discussion of district and principal accountability.

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Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012

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Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.

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How Different Do Schools Look Today 50 Years After Prince Edward County, Virginia?

Christopher Bonastia | Posted 03.12.2012

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When I tell people about Prince Edward County, Virginia, which closed its public schools for five years rather than desegregate them, the usual reaction is visible disdain but lack of suprise at southern racism. But when they learn of similar struggles here in New York, they are stunned.

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Robert Carter, Fighter Against Segregation, Dies

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 03.05.2012

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NEW YORK — Robert Carter, a lawyer who was an integral member of the team led by Thurgood Marshall that turned to the courts to battle segregati...

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Court To Decide Whether State Will Still Pay $70 Million For School Desegregation

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 11.17.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — More than a half-century after federal troops escorted nine black students into an all-white school, efforts to desegregate ...

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Memphis Merger Fight Revives Old Desegregation Debate

Sarah Garland | Posted 05.25.2011

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The city of Memphis, Tenn. and the suburban county that encompasses it are locked in a battle over whether to consolidate their schools into one large system.

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