Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ784575
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Across the Color Line: Diversity, Public Education, and the Supreme Court
Parrini, Michelle
Social Education, v72 n1 p40-47 Jan-Feb 2008
This review of key Supreme Court cases dealing with school integration can foster class discussion on racial progress and the role of the courts in determining educational policy. A teaching activity is included. (Contains 10 notes, 3 resources, and 7 cases cited.)
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Courts, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Public Education, Law Related Education, Equal Education, Access to Education, Racial Discrimination, Racial Composition, Educational History, Politics of Education, Student Diversity, Selective Admission
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Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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