Separate but Unequal? Why Race Divides American Classrooms Today
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This Chart Illustrates the rise of “intensely segregated” schools where Black or Hispanic students make up 90‑100% of enrollment Equitable Growth . More than seventy years after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional, many American classrooms still reflect deep divisions along racial lines. While this separation is not mandated by law, it continues through housing patterns, district policies, and economic inequality that affect where children go to school. Research shows that many districts are now more racially divided than they were in the 1980s, despite decades of effort to close the gap. The strongest factor driving this separation is housing. Families tend to live in neighborhoods with others of similar income, and because of historic redlining and wealth gaps, these neighborhoods often align with race. School district lines are usually drawn around these areas, which means that students fro...