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Schools in America remain deeply segregated, says NPR essay
Original: Let's stop pretending we desegregated schools https://www.npr.org/2026/10/02/nx-s1-5987870/lets-stop-pretending-we-deseg
An NPR Code Switch essay argues that the United States never truly desegregated its public schools, despite the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The piece contends that segregation persists through residential patterns, funding disparities, and policy choices, and urges Americans to stop treating school integration as an accomplished fact of history.
Why now: The argument challenges a widely held belief about civil rights progress, prompting debate about ongoing racial inequality in education.
NPRCode SwitchUnited States public schoolsBrown v. Board of Education
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- Let's stop pretending we desegregated schools https://www.npr.org/2026/10/02/nx-s1-5987870/lets-stop-pretending-we-desegregated-schools # Race # Education # History · npr_code_switch@robot.villas · 4
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