Mrs. Obama Cites View of Growing Segregation.

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Sixty years after the Supreme Court outlawed “separate but equal” schools for blacks and whites, civil rights advocates say American schools are becoming increasingly segregated, a point echoed Friday by Michelle Obama, who considers herself a beneficiary of the ruling.

“Today, by some measures, our schools are as segregated as they were back when Dr. King gave his final speech,” Mrs. Obama told high school seniors here in the city that gave rise to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.

“As a result,” the first lady said, “many young people are going to schools with kids who look just like them.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/mrs-obama-cites-view-of-growing-segregation.html?hp

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2. Donna Brazile: Privatization Is No Substitute for Integration

Donna Brazile, Democratic Party strategist, laments the nation’s retreat from school integration in recent years.

Vouchers and charters are no substitute for integrated schools with equitable resources.

She cites the example of Milwaukee, which has had vouchers and charters since 1990.

Today, Milwaukee has low performance on national tests, and neither the voucher schools nor the charter schools outperform public schools.

She writes:

“Sixty years later, “separate and unequal” is still alive.

http://dianeravitch.net/2014/05/17/donna-brazile-privatization-is-no-substitute-for-integration/