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Can Our Schools Capture the Educational Gains of Diversity? North Carolina School Segregation, Alternatives and Possible Gains

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Title: Can Our Schools Capture the Educational Gains of Diversity? North Carolina School Segregation, Alternatives and Possible Gains
Language: English
Authors: Jennifer B. Ayscue, Victor Cadilla, Mary Kathryn Oyaga, Cassandra Rubinstein, University of California, Los Angeles. Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles
Source: Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles. 2024.
Availability: Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles. 8370 Math Sciences, P.O. Box 951521, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521. Tel: 310-267-5562; Fax: 310-206-6293; e-mail: crp@ucla.edu; Web site: http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 46
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Equal Education, Diversity, School Segregation, School Desegregation, Public Schools, Enrollment, Charter Schools, Private Schools, Outcomes of Education, School Districts, Educational Policy, Desegregation Litigation, School Resegregation, Magnet Schools, School Choice
Geographic Terms: North Carolina
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Brown v Board of Education
Abstract: May 17, 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled segregated schools were "inherently unequal." At the time, North Carolina was one of 17 states that enforced de jure segregation, that is, segregation by law. The state of North Carolina and the school districts within the state have played prominent roles in our nation's history of school desegregation. North Carolina's public school enrollment is increasingly multiracial, and the expansion of school choice means that a growing share of students attends charters and private schools, both of which tend to be more segregated than traditional public schools. On the cusp of this important anniversary, the authors assess where North Carolina schools are now in terms of school desegregation, as segregated schools are systematically linked to unequal educational opportunities and outcomes, while desegregated schools are associated with numerous short-term, long-term, academic, and nonacademic outcomes for individuals and society.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: ED650388
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:May 17, 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled segregated schools were "inherently unequal." At the time, North Carolina was one of 17 states that enforced de jure segregation, that is, segregation by law. The state of North Carolina and the school districts within the state have played prominent roles in our nation's history of school desegregation. North Carolina's public school enrollment is increasingly multiracial, and the expansion of school choice means that a growing share of students attends charters and private schools, both of which tend to be more segregated than traditional public schools. On the cusp of this important anniversary, the authors assess where North Carolina schools are now in terms of school desegregation, as segregated schools are systematically linked to unequal educational opportunities and outcomes, while desegregated schools are associated with numerous short-term, long-term, academic, and nonacademic outcomes for individuals and society.