First graders led the desegregation of New Orleans’ public schools in November 1960. Bettmann via Getty
by Connie L. Schaffer, University of Nebraska Omaha; Martha...
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(NewsUSA) - Over the last thirty years, the efforts of parents, educators, and state leaders have laid the foundation for a pluralistic sea...
Education reformer Howard Fuller has worked with GOP leaders in support of school vouchers.
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by Jon Hale, University of...
by Kari Dalane, American University School of Public Affairs
The big idea
Children from low-income households are increasingly being segregated into different classrooms from their peers...
Racial bias may play a role both in the schools that families choose for their children and the experiences their children have.
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Court-ordered desegregation has happened in the U.S. as recently as 2015, when a federal judge issued a desegregation order to the Cleveland, Miss., school...
by Ashley Farmer, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
Whether it’s black-and-white photos of Arkansas’ Little Rock Nine or Norman Rockwell’s...
