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(146,298 posts)it didn't actually accomplish what it set out to do in most places. In most places, it has been replaced with other techniques to even the balance, sometimes successfully and sometimes not so much.
In my own urban area, our two major cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, have disproportionately high percentages of minority students in their schools. White people moved out to the suburbs, starting in the 1960s. So, affluent suburbs like Edina spend more money on their schools, leaving the major city schools to fall behind.
There is an answer, but it's not a popular one, and requires the state to set a per-student spending cap that is even across the state. Since the affluent districts will not accept cuts in school spending, that will raise the per-student spending in the inner cities. So far, Republicans have managed to stop such plans.
I live in St. Paul, one of the minority-heavy cities. Our schools vary, but there are some schools that have poor results. Mostly, they are the larger schools in minority-heavy neighborhoods. Although the city allows parents to choose their children's schools and busing moves kids all over the city, many parents do not take advantage of that, leaving those larger schools still disproportionately attended by minority students.
We keep passing higher taxes on ourselves, and gladly, but the problem persists. A solution appears to be very difficult to find.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden