Challenging Racial Discrimination in the Public Schools of New York State.

Dunn, Christopher

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ERIC Number: EJ598496

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Publication Date: 1999

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Challenging Racial Discrimination in the Public Schools of New York State.

Dunn, Christopher

Equity & Excellence in Education, v32 n3 p19-24 Dec 1999

Describes the conditions that prompted the filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of students attending high-minority schools in New York State alleging that the state's education system violates the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Examines the academic achievement of children in high- versus low-minority schools, noting educational policies, practices, and financing that have a discriminatory impact. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Discrimination, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Minority Group Children, Public Schools, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, State Government

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964

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