Beyond Brown v. Board of Education: The Need to Remedy the Achievement Gap

Authors

Dora W. Klein, St. Mary's University School of LawFollow

Journal Title

Journal of Law and Education

Volume

31

Issue

2

First Page

431

Document Type

Article

Publication Information

2002

Abstract

Addresses the need to remedy the disparity in academic achievement of black and white students and examines why this disparity continues to exist in spite of the desegregation decrees issued under "Brown." Reviews how a court decides whether a school district has complied with a desegregation decree. Explains why schools are being released from desegregation decrees despite achievement gap.

Recommended Citation

Dora W. Klein, Beyond Brown v. Board of Education: The Need to Remedy the Achievement Gap, 31 J.L. & Educ. 431 (2002).