School Segregation Rises as Brown Ruling 60th Anniversary Nears
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Racial segregation is still a prominent feature of U.S. public schools for black and Latino students, 60 years after the Supreme Court ordered a halt to the practice, according to a report.
Racial disparity is led by the isolation of Latinos in the West and blacks in the Northeast, according to a study by the University of California at Los Angeles. Latino populations now surpass blacks as the most segregated population in suburban America, the study found.