Breaking the Promise of Brown: The Resegregation of America's Schools

by Stephen Breyer

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"A decision the Court and the Nation will come to regret."

Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down two local school board initiatives meant to reverse extreme racial segregation in public schools. The sharply divided 5-4 decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District marked the end of an era of efforts by local authorities to fulfill the promise of racially integrated education...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815731663
• ISBN13: 9780815731665
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 0.6" x 5.4"