Fixing urban schools: Educating the poor
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Efforts made by the U.S. federal government and state legislature in the 18th and 19th centuries to provide equal education to the poor, racial minorities and non-English-speaking immigrants are discussed. Racial discrimination affected the education of African-American children, while the influx of immigrants saw overcrowded urban schools struggle to integrate the immigrant children into American life.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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Fixing urban schools: Minority schools
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An increase in immigrants and shifting housing patterns led to concentrations of poor and minority students in urban schools. Judicial and federal authorities initially declared it illegal to intentionally segregate schools by race, but desegregation efforts ended over time, resulting in many segregated minority schools, especially those that educate Latinos.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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