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Brown v. Board of Education: 65 Years Later
The Brown v. Board of Education decision has been felt by every child and family in the U.S. since 1954.
But its promise remains unfulfilled as systemic challenges persist and new dynamics emerge.
An EdBuild report published earlier this year found nonwhite districts across the country get $23 billion less than white districts despite serving the same number of students. In Kansas, predominately nonwhite districts have 12 percent less funding on average than predominately white districts. Forty-six percent of the state's students attend racially isolated school districts.
"While the education system has made a lot of progress over the years, a commitment to ensuring equality for all students has to remain at the forefront of the work of every educator and policymaker," said Dale Dennis, deputy commissioner with the Kansas State Department of Education.
GateHouse Kansas takes a look at districts across the state to find out how schools continue to confront the elusive goal of equity in an era of funding uncertainties and growing diversity.