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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found this article that talks about the history of neighborhood and school segregation, how existing school boundaries often maintain and even increase segregation in schools, and how gerrymandered boundaries can lead to more integration.

They also address the notion that there will just be white flight if school boundaries are changed, and use terms like "geospatial bias" to refer to how we think of our neighborhoods, and who gets to attend what schools.

Long, but lots of interactive features (you can plug in MoCo and look at segregation in your area) and graphics makes it an easy read.

https://www.vox.com/2018/1/8/16822374/school-segregation-gerrymander-map[/quote]

One more article--this one may also be of interest.  Three takeaways (I think #1 will be of most interest to many here):

1. White students’ test scores don’t drop when they go to schools with large numbers of black and Latino students.

2. Diverse classrooms teach some of the most important 21st-century skills, which matter more than test scores.

3. Graduates of socioeconomically diverse schools are more effective in the workplace and global markets.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/01/white-kids-benefits-diverse-schools/[/quote]

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