Public Perception and Reality in School Segregation in New Jersey

• In Event: Attitudes About Schools, Police, and Law Enforcement

Brief Overview

Original public opinion data on attitudes toward diversity in local schools in a northeast state ranked 4th in school segregation finds that the views of residents of the amount of diversity in their schools is in stark contrast with the facts.

Authors

• Peter Woolley, Fairleigh Dickinson University

• Paulette Laubsch, Fairleigh Dickinson University

• Peter Shapiro, Fairleigh Dickinson University

• Madelyn Ferrans, Fairleigh Dickinson University