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ED 7008-8
Dr. Lisa Reason
Multiculturalism in Education
Activity 1
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Segregation in Schools of Today
In 1954, the legendary Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education brought an end to any laws that established school segregation, deeming those laws unconstitutional. Those were the days when justice and equality for people of color saw much progress and advancement. You’d think that by now, more than half a century later, segregation in schools would be nonexistent. But actually, segregation is still very alive today.
Despite efforts over the last 50 years to desegregate America 's schools, minority students still suffer from the effects of racial segregation in thousands of schools nationwide. There is no doubt segregation still exists in American schools today. There is a lack of funding for public schools. The conditions in predominately
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