Second wave of school desegregation efforts focus on parent choice, poverty

Districts in Arkansas and Arizona made news this week as they struggled to comply with decades-old court orders mandating they desegregate their schools. A federal judge has ruled that three school districts around Little Rock, Ark., have delayed their desegregation efforts in order to continue to receive an extra $70 million annually from the state.

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Second wave of school desegregation efforts focus on parent choice, poverty

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