It is the story of many American cities. Despite decades of efforts, school districts have made little progress on desegregation.
In dozens of places, racial divides have grown more pronounced. A growing wave of litigation—including the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina last summer—has challenged the fairness of policies intended to create more diverse student bodies.
But recently, New York City has become the unlikely focus of renewed efforts to reduce racial segregation in public schools.
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