On its fiftieth anniversary, Brown v. Board of Education no longer enjoys the unbridled
admiration it once earned from academic commentators. Early on, the conventional wisdom …

It seems unfashionable these days, if not atavistic, to talk seriously about ways to increase
racial integration. 2 To be sure, one still encounters attempts to spark conversations about …

Voices of moderation rarely shift the terms of any discussion, but this is our goal regarding
the debate over school choice. This debate is filled with numerous claims by advocates and …

Should a private, religious university lose its tax-exempt status because it bans interracial
dating? Should a religious school fire a pregnant married teacher on religious grounds …

Magnet schools-schools offering a special curriculum and capable of attracting students of
different racial backgrounds-are often touted as one of the most effective desegregation …

It may seem like distant history now, but nearly 150 years ago the United States experienced
its first civil rights revolution (Reconstruction). Boundaries of national belonging formally …

It would be an exaggeration to say that school finance reform is all about race, but largely in
the same way that it is an exaggeration to say that welfare reform is all about race. Like …

Approximately 50 years ago, Brown v. Board of Education was viewed by many as a turning
point in American history that crystallized a national movement to eliminate state-enforced …

Today, we commonly define the future of court-ordered school desegregation as a non-
issue: either desegregation cases are dead or, at the very least, the death knell has …

RESURRECTING THE PROMISE OF BROWN: UNDERSTANDING AND REMEDYING HOW
THE SUPREME COURT RECONSTITUTIONALIZED SEGREGATED SCHOOLS Page 1 …