Segregation in NJ Schools: Part 2

Even in 2019, we deal with issues that should no longer occur. Studies show New Jersey is the 6th most segregated state in the country for black students, 7th for Latinos. These inequities are brought to light last year by a coalition of civil rights groups filing a lawsuit against the state to challenge the state's school system as unconstitutional and request sweeping action to end segregation. Is this intentional? Or a byproduct of some other inequality between races? 

In Part 2 of our segregation series, PEP brings Thomas Johnston and Dr. Namik Sercan together to talk about this controversial topic and what it means to NJ public schools. One being an attorney and the other a CEO of a charter school, they are able to shed light on the lawsuit while maintaining years of experience working in the same education field currently under scrutiny. How can we solve this pressing issue? Let's see what they have to say. 

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Articles on this topic: 

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/01/new-jersey-school-segregation-lawsuit-brown-v-board-housing/579373/

https://www.nj.com/education/2018/05/lawsuit_calls_for_statewide_desegregation_of_nj_sc.html

http://bit.ly/2XhuG1Q