ERIC Number: ED624527
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
What You Need to Know about School Desegregation and Integration and Why It Still Matters. Equity by Design
Diem, Sarah
Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
According to a report by the UCLA Civil Rights Project (2017), New Jersey is the sixth most segregated state for Black students and the seventh most for Latino students. Black and Latino students in New Jersey also attend schools with large percentages of low-income students. Volumes of research on school segregation show that students attending racially and economically segregated schools are not only negatively impacted in terms of current quality of education, but also experience long-term impacts later in life. The purpose of this brief is to provide practitioners and state-level education administrators with information regarding school desegregation and integration, a primary charge of the four Equity Assistance Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office and Elementary Programs, including the Midwest and Plains Equity Center. Specifically, this brief includes definitions of key school desegregation and integration terms, highlights key federal and state school desegregation court cases, details how many school districts are under court ordered or voluntary desegregation orders, provides a list of school districts implementing voluntary integration plans that seek to address racial and socioeconomic segregation, and shows where local and state officials can access information about desegregation and integration in their communities. The information provided in this brief serves as a critical resource for practitioners and state-level education administrators interested in developing school integration plans.
Descriptors: School Desegregation, School Segregation, Definitions, Court Litigation, School Districts, Racial Integration, Information Sources, Equal Education, Desegregation Litigation
Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center. 902 West New York Street. Indianapolis, IN 46202. Tel: 317-278-3493; Web site: https://greatlakesequity.org/map-eac
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP EAC)
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education
Grant or Contract Numbers: S004D110021