OP-ED: “De Facto Segregation is Largely a Myth” (The Guardian)

5/16/17 By: Richard Rothstein Source: The Guardian   Residential segregation exacerbates many national problems. In education, a black-white achievement gap persists largely because the poorest pupils are concentrated in racially homogenous schools where instruction is overwhelmed by children’s out-of-school challenges; these schools are segregated because their neighborhoods are segregated. Growing inequality partly reflects a racial … Continue reading OP-ED: “De Facto Segregation is Largely a Myth” (The Guardian)