No Need for Busing: Reopening the Case for Segregation

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 4
  In Poster Session: Intersectionality Matters: Educational Perspectives, Paradigms, and Possibilities (San Diego)

Abstract

When the Brown v. Board of Education ruling outlawed segregation, it outlawed an extensive history of unequal funding and disparities in resources that had been protected under “separate but equal.” This study asks, what if “separate but equal” had truly been separate but equal? Existing evidence proves that segregated schooling negatively impacts the academic achievement and educational attainment of African-American students. This study, however, challenges those findings by examining the correlation of segregated learning environments with academic achievement within schools that have similar financial backings. The guiding question for this research is whether there is a correlation between the degree of segregation (defined by compositional measures) and standardized test scores when controlling for school quality?

Author

• Maranda Hall, Newport News Public Schools