Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

diversity in schools

In the Christian Science Monitor there was an article examining race balances in public school. The Supreme Court agreed to examine cases involving two school districts trying to keep racially integrated schools. A ruling could help make when and to what lengths state and local officials can go to promote diversity in education from kindergarten through the twelfth grade more clear. Three years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed racial quotas as unconstitutional. The justices agreed race could be used as a factor in admissions to state-funded colleges, as part of an effort to achieve diversity. This made some whites angry because they had more trouble getting into certain schools.

The Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954. They outlawed racially segregated public schools. It called for full integration in public facilities, but it also caused riots because of many angry whites. Forced busing and an exodus of white students into private schools were part of the downfall in following years.

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