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Study: Segregation on Rise in US Schools

HeadlineJan 16, 2009

In education news, a new report says black and Latino students are experiencing increasing segregation in US schools. The University of California’s Civil Rights Project says black and Hispanic students are more separate from whites than at any moment since the civil rights era. Study authors blame neglect of civil rights and education reforms as well failure to uphold the Fair Housing Act, established to promote equality in the housing market.

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