A Broken Promise (A Discussion on Education Inequity)

Welcome to the first episode of Double Take! In this episode, we discuss education inequity. We begin by defining the issue and giving numerical and statistical context to the quality and resource gap in public education. We then discuss the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education and the hope and promise that was taken away by the Brown II decision that decided that Brown I would be implemented “with all deliberate speed.” We go on to talk about how the Supreme Court has aided in the trend of resegregation of public schools we see today and do a case study on Tuscaloosa, Alabama to demonstrate the effects. We also use Connecticut as a case study to explain how this inequality not only plagues students, but also the economy. We touch upon the school to prison pipeline, a recent CT Supreme Court case(CCJEF v. Rell), and some solutions to the problem.

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