Over the course of the past two decades, a series of court cases — including a 2007 Supreme Court decision that struck down
voluntary integration policies in Seattle and Louisville, Ky. — have created tough barriers for public schools attempting to pursue integration.
Not exact matches
After the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, which limited the
voluntary use of race in school assignment plans, 33 the number of schools and districts using socioeconomic
integration policies grew rapidly.
Since the launch of school desegregation
policies in the 1960s, magnet schools have demonstrated the effect of incentivizing
voluntary integration, both in terms of socioeconomic status and race, among families.
Specifically, the GAO has been asked to examine changes in student racial isolation or
integration over time, including shifts caused by school closures or consolidations; state and local
policies that affect attendance areas or admissions, including open enrollment in public charter schools;
voluntary policies intended to increase
integration; and the impact of racial and socioeconomic isolation in public education.