School Segregation and Inequality in the United States

In 1954, the US Supreme Court struck down the "separate but equal" school segregation policy and ended racial segregation in US schools. However, 66 years later, schools across the US are still grappling with segregation. 

The New York Times created a series of six teaching activities that use recent Times articles as a way to grapple with segregation and educational inequality in the present day. These activities can be used with students in the classroom, or as a point of discussion with friends and colleagues. This resource considers three essential questions:

• How and why are schools still segregated in 2019?
• What repercussions do segregated schools have for students and society?
• What are potential remedies to address school segregation?

Read the Times article here to access the six activities: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/learning/lesson-plans/still-separate-still-unequal-teaching-about-school-segregation-and-educational-inequality.html

Want to learn more about the Brown vs. Board of Education? This 15-minute Khan Academy video dives into the laws and politics behind the decision: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-civil-liberties-and-civil-rights/us-gov-government-responses-to-social-movements/v/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka-us-government-and-politics-khan-academy

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