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Education Slum School Crisis Still Largely Unresolved
United Press International reports a year after the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders exposed slum and ghetto education failures, a follow up by Urban Coalition and Urban America finds the indictment still valid. The study notes slow progress, rising polarization, and debate over community control of schools with examples from New York Ocean Hill Brownsville and Washington DC, plus desegregation efforts in Niagara Falls Evansville San Mateo Providence and Berkeley. The tone warns that change may come with conflict and caution about reinforcing segregation.
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United Press International
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Urban Coalition
Urban America Inc
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
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New York
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Washington, D.C
Niagara Falls
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San Mateo
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Providence
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Urban Coalition- Urban America