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Sacramento Shutters Seven Schools Filled with Poor and Minority Kids

June 19, 2013 Written by admin

Sacramento District Ignores Report Suggesting Closing Schools for Affluent White Kids, Instead Shutters Seven Schools Filled with Poor and Minority Kids

The Sacramento city school district is poised to close seven elementary schools, disproportionately hurting students in low-income and predominantly minority neighborhoods. We’re seeing a wave of closures across the U.S., including in New York and Chicago.

School segregation has many unfortunate consequences. Let’s hope we can work to prevent this in North Carolina.

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