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LDF Successfully Defends Lower Court Ruling in Historic School Desegregation Case

The Editors — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:45:07 +0000

On December 28, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit affirmed key aspects of the lower court’s decision in Little Rock School District v. Lorene Joshua. This long-standing school desegregation case involves key educational equity issues, including: racial disparities in school discipline, student achievement, access to advanced placement and honors curriculum and inequities in school facilities within three Arkansas school districts, the Little Rock School District, the North Little Rock School District and the Pulaski County School District.

Berkeley School Diversity Lauded as National Model

The Editors — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:22:29 +0000

By TaRessa Stovall
Due to an innovative diversity effort that emphasizes where students come from rather than the color of their skin, most Berkeley, California, elementary schools are so well-integrated they may serve as a model for other schools around the nation.

Lunch Counter Justice Makes History

The Editors — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:59:59 +0000

By The Editors When does a simple lunch become a civil rights milestone? On February 1, 1960, a group of African-American students made history when they sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter at a Woolworth's Drugstore in Greensboro, N.C.

Two Steps Back: U.S. Schools Becoming More Segregated

The Editors — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:39:12 +0000

By The Editors In ironic contrast to the election of our first black president of mixed heritage, a recent report suggests that U.S. schools are becoming more - not less - racially segregated.

Progress in Long-Fought Case to Desegregate Hartford Schools

The Editors — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:27:49 +0000

By The Editors In April 2008, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for Children’s Advocacy and cooperating attorneys announced a settlement with the state of Connecticut in Sheff v. O’Neill, the long-fought case challenging racial segregation in Hartford public schools.

Court Ruling Upholds Desegregation Plan

The Editors — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:08:58 +0000

By The Editors The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the ruling of California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals recognizing that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) may continue efforts to integrate its schools pursuant to an existing court order.

Moving Education Forward

The Editors — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:01:28 +0000

The Story Behind the Photo In September of 1950, Gregory Hayes Swanson (center) registers for classes at the University of Virginia Law School. Swanson was the first African American student to be admitted to the University of Virginia Law School in its 131-year history. Four years before the 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. [...]