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Multiracial teacher and children in science lab
Alabama County Gets First Ever Integrated School

Stopping segregation.
by Clarissa Hamlin
08.14.18
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Court Orders Mississippi Town To Desegregate Schools

A federal court orders Cleveland, Mississippi to desegregate its secondary schools. The judge approved a Justice Department plan to consolidate…
by Nigel Roberts
03.15.18
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Deep South School District's Long History Of Successful…

A Mississippi school district remains successfully integrated since the 1970s. Clinton, Mississippi has one school organized by grade level.
by Nigel Roberts
05.13.16
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How NY Plans To Diversify Its Elite High…

NY state lawmakers have a plan to diversify NYC's elite public high schools. The city has long sought a way…
by Nigel Roberts
05.01.16
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Law Bars Black Student From Attending His School

A Missouri school integration law prevents a Black student from attending his school. The third-grader's mother has launched a petition…
by Nigel Roberts
04.07.16
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Schools Rediscover Benefits of Diversity

Some school districts are pursuing classroom racial diversity through socioeconomic integration strategy. Studies say diversity narrows the academic achievement gap.
by Nigel Roberts
04.05.17
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Here’s Why School Segregation “Still Exists” In America

Despite desegregation laws, White parents usually fight accepting poorer Black students from failing districts.
by hollowaylynette
08.04.15
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