Explorer
Use our interactive map to view school and neighborhood segregation between racial/ethnic and economic groups in states, counties, metropolitan areas, and school districts over the past several decades.
The Unfinished Legacy of Brown v Board of Education at 70
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice"Martin Luther King, JR.
In the News
May 20, 2024
School segregation has increased in last 3 decades, study shows
"A new study finds that school segregation has increased over the past three decades, particularly in big cities and other large school districts."
May 18, 2024
Some Black families find school options lacking decades after Brown v. Board
"Some families describe being torn between schools where their children will feel more included on one hand or schools where they might have better academic …"
May 17, 2024
This Map Lets You See How School Segregation Has Changed in Your Hometown
"The new interactive tool accompanies a study of school enrollment data, which shows that segregation has worsened in recent decades."
May 15, 2024
Why school segregation is getting worse
"Researchers at Stanford University and the University of Southern California found that racial segregation in the country’s 100 biggest school districts, which …"
May 6, 2024
5 Takeaways on School Segregation 70 Years After Brown v. Board
"Two sociologists, Sean Reardon at Stanford University and Ann Owens at the University of Southern California, have teamed up to analyze both historical and …"
May 6, 2024
The unexpected explanation for why school segregation spiked
"On eve of the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a study finds policy choices explain the rise in segregated schools."
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