Worsening, Unchecked Segregation In K-12 Public Schools

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Name: Katie Kozloff 5th HR

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(Worsening, unchecked segregation in K-12 public schools)Racial ineaquality is still ongoing in the U.S. today, most people don’t know about it, though. background Information/ history (information readers need in order to understand the paper)
Races are still being separated, and students aren’t getting a good education because of it. This, is not the only problem, though. thesis/main claim (implies all topic sentences)

Racial inequality is still a problem in America, but there are ways to fight against it.

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“Worsening, unchecked segregation in K-12 public schools,” and the story of “Jackie Robinson,” both prove that racial inequality still exists in America, this is how. …show more content…

It also states on paragraph 17,” Between 1990 and 2011, though, judges stopped paying attention. In these districts, more than half of students now attend such segregated schools.” Apparently now days, the white, black, and Hispanic are still separated in schools today.

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