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Tackling the Resegregation of American Public Schools

It’s been 60 years since the US Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. For many years desegregation was one of America’s most contentious political issues, producing conflicting local rules, state laws and many more judicial decisions. Now, the population has changed.

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By Warren Olney • Aug 29, 2014 • 1 min read

It’s been 60 years since the US Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. For many years desegregation was one of America’s most contentious political issues, producing conflicting local rules, state laws and many more judicial decisions. Now, the population has changed. For the first time, minority students outnumber whites in public schools, producing a new reality: schools are being resegregated.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Benjamin Gottlieb

    Reporter, Fill-in Host

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Nikole Hannah-Jones

    ProPublica

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    Neal McCluskey

    Director, CATO Institute's Center for Educational Freedom

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    Gary Orfield

    University of California, Los Angeles

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