[Mpls] 50 year anniversary of Brown v.s. Board of Education - How does Minneapolis measure up today?

[Barbara Lickness]

50 years today-

On May 17, 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren read the
decision of the unanimous Court:

"We come then to the question presented: Does
segregation of children in public schools solely on
the basis of race, even though the physical facilities
and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the
children of the minority group of equal educational
opportunities? We believe that it does...We conclude
that in the field of public education the doctrine of
'separate but equal' has no place. Separate
educational facilities are inherently unequal.
Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others
similarly situated for whom the actions have been
brought are, by reason of the segregation complained
of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws
guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

May 17, 2004

Minneapolis Inner-City Schools/% of students of color:

Anderson Elementary - 94.55%
Benjamin Banneker Mid - 98.53%
Bethune Elementary - 96.94%
Four Winds Elementary - 95.71%
Franklin Middle - 96.64%
Green Central Park - 94.85%
Hall Elementary - 98.81%
Icall - 100.0%
Jordan Park School of Extended Lrng. - 94.71%
Lincoln Elementary - 98.83%
Lucy Laney - 94.66%
McKnight EEC - 98.18%
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary - 98.00%
North Sr. 94.08%
North Star Elementary - 96.50%
Powderhorn Elementary - 97.04%
West Central Elementary Academy - 96.71%
Whittier Community School for the Arts - 95.41%
Willard - 96.21%

How far have we come in Minneapolis in the past 50
years? 

Any School Board candidates out there care to comment
on this? 

Barb Lickness
Whittier

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