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Share of High-Poverty, Racially Isolated Schools Rising, GAO Report Says
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Exactly 62 years after a famous Supreme Court ruling that segregated schools were unconstitutional, segregation in American education is not just alive, it is apparently thriving.
The percentage of U.S. schools in which students mostly are black and Hispanic students and also from low-income backgrounds has risen in the last several years, a condition associated with schools that have fewer resources and important academic opportunities for students, a congressional watchdog agency reported Tuesday.
The report from the Government Accountability Office, "Better Use of Information Could Help Agencies Identify Disparities and Address Racial Discrimination," also found disparities in discipline policies between...
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