Today is the deadline for Southern school districts to file their 1966-67 desegregation plans (or compliance forms) with the federal Office of Education. Districts which do not file plans can have ...

Across the United States, some school districts are bound by orders to increase the racial integration of black and Latino students and improve their educational opportunities. This dataset ...

Shep Melnick: The 1954 United States Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case paving the way for school desegregation was a historic milestone in the nation’s quest for civil ...

The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education laid the foundation for racial desegregation of schools across America, declaring separate institutions to be inherently unequal.

The district is one of nearly 40 Alabama school systems that are still under active desegregation orders. Just a decade ago, Jefferson County and the city of Gardendale fought a dramatic battle ...