Sentences with phrase «under federal desegregation orders»

Finally, we identify public school districts under federal desegregation orders using information from the Department of Justice lawsuit, which was filed in August 2013.

Resurrecting long - ignored school desegregation lawsuits of the 1970s, the DOJ petitioned a federal district court to permanently enjoin Louisiana from awarding any vouchers to students in districts operating under federal desegregation orders until the state had received authorization from a federal court.

In a 70 - page opinion, U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch released the Denver schools from 21 years of federal oversight and upheld a 1974 amendment to the state constitution prohibiting districts not under federal desegregation orders from busing children for racial balance.

Thirty - four Louisiana school districts remain under federal desegregation orders, and the United States remains a party to desegregation cases in 24 of these districts.

Second, the court has compelled the state to provide an analysis of the program's effect on any schools now under a federal desegregation order.

The lawsuit sought to «permanently enjoin the State of Louisiana from awarding any school vouchers to students attending schools in districts operating under federal desegregation orders» unless the state receives permission from the federal government.

In the school districts under federal desegregation orders, which are the focus of the Department of Justice litigation, LSP transfers improve integration in both the sending schools and the private schools that participating students attend (receiving schools).

A new study, appearing in Education Next, shows that in the 34 districts under federal desegregation orders, including the 24 districts specifically named in the DOJ lawsuit, LSP transfers actually improve integration in both the public schools students leave and the private schools in which they enroll.

In the 34 districts under federal desegregation orders, 74 percent of LSP transfers enhance integration in the sending schools.

When considering only the districts that are under federal desegregation orders, 74 percent of the transfers improved integration at the sending school.

Figure 2 looks at the impact of LSP transfers on public schools in the 34 districts that are under federal desegregation orders.

This included 34 districts under federal desegregation orders.

The Justice Department has petitioned a U.S. District Courtto bar Louisiana from awarding vouchers for the 2014 - 15 school year to students in public school systems that are under federal desegregation orders, unless the vouchers are first approved by a federal judge.

Of 70 Louisiana districts, 34 are under federal desegregation orders.