Brown v. Board

Education Brown v. Board of Education to Be Featured in C-SPAN's 'Landmark Cases'
The 90-minute live special, airing Monday night, features the only education case included in the public affairs channel's first list of landmark cases.
Mark Walsh, November 20, 2015
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Education C-SPAN to Examine Brown v. Board of Education in 'Landmark Cases' Series
The 90-minute live special, airing Monday night, features the only education case included in the public affairs channel's first list of landmark cases.
Mark Walsh, November 20, 2015
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Education Opinion The Legacy of Brown v. Board (2) 60 Years Later: Innovation and Schools
The Brown II decision was not only a critical moment for American education in 1955, but it also continues to shape the framework for how we deliver education to over 50 million students today in new and innovative ways.
Guest Blogger, October 30, 2015
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Education Opinion The Legacy of Brown v. Board (2) 60 Years Later: Demography and Schools
As the demography of our schools continues to change, exploring other models and methods to make educational freedom a reality for more American schoolchildren is essential for keeping the spirit of Brown alive.
Guest Blogger, October 28, 2015
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Education Opinion The Legacy of Brown v. Board (2) 60 Years Later: Courts and Schools
In advance of Gerard Robinson's event on Brown v. Board, the AEI scholar discusses the impact of the decision 60 years on.
Guest Blogger, October 26, 2015
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Brown at 60: Perspectives
Education Week Commentary explores the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, including how questions concerning race continue to play out in K-12 education.
May 29, 2014
School & District Management Opinion What Did 'Brown v. The Board of Education' Ever Do for Me?
If Brown was supposed to desegregate schools, why didn't I ever get to see the benefit? Two words: white flight.
Marilyn Rhames, May 21, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Brown at 60: A Tale of Two Cities
While educators can't change school demographics, says Valerie Brown, there are some things we can do to help students of color close the achievement gap.
Val Brown, May 21, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Opinion What Did 'Brown v. The Board of Education' Ever Do for Me?
Marilyn Rhames asks why, if Brown was supposed to desegregate schools, she never got to see the benefit.
Marilyn Rhames, May 21, 2014
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Education GAO Asked to Evaluate School Integration Policies In Wake of Brown Anniversary
Socioeconomic and racial segregation continues to be a problem 60 years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision abolishing "separate but equal schools," three federal lawmakers say.
Christina A. Samuels, May 20, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Brown at 60: In Alabama, a Story of Progress Lost
On the anniversary of the Brown decision, teacher Scarlett Gaddy longs for a time when educators can concentrate on each child's progress, regardless of his or her race.
Scarlett Gaddy, May 20, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Brown at 60: In the Delta, a Dream Deferred
American education missed a great opportunity for genuine racial reconciliation after the Brown decision, teacher Renee Moore says, but it's never too late to do the right thing.
Renee Moore, May 20, 2014
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Education Opinion Separate But Equal: Teacher Diversity 60 Years After Brown v. Board
The 60th anniversary of the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education provides us with a chance to reevaluate what has happened in the time since. In 1954, the argument was that the student's access to resources was unfair and therefore unconstitutional. That underlying problem has not been solved today.
Guest Blogger, May 16, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Video Sylvia Mendez and California's School Desegregation Story
Mexican-American parents in California won the first federal challenge of segregated schools in a case that was decided seven years before the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
Lesli A. Maxwell, May 16, 2014
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