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The Urban-School Stigma
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/the-urban-school-stigma/537966/
Discussion about how No Child Left Behind led to culture of test/reports that many white families used as a measure of a “good” school, leaving underperforming urban schools for more “acceptable” suburban schools. Also discusses why integrated schools produce better students
NPR - Segregation in NJ Schools (can read background but need to listen for more details)
https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-jersey-schools-becoming-more-segregated-new-report-finds/
https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-jerseys-public-schools-remain-overwhelmingly-segregated
https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-jersey-hasnt-done-enough-desegregate-schools-suit-says/
NJ Coalition for Diverse and Inclusive Schools
https://www.inclusiveschoolsnj.org
Filed lawsuit against NJ to force school system reform and tackle de facto segregation issues, offers suggestions
New Jersey is getting sued over school segregation
Discusses both school and housing segregation issues. Mentions Mt. Laurel.
De Facto vs. De Jure Segregation (Commentary)
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/03/26/26rothstein_ep.h33.html
NEW BRUNSWICK
https://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/50-years-later-new-brunswick-looks-back-summer-1967
Talks about historical racial tensions/education in New Brunswick
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/new-brunswick-nj/
Nice compilation of census data
HAMILTON
https://www.ewa.org/blog-latino-ed-beat/nj-superintendent-calls-out-segregation-problem
MT. LAUREL
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/18/05/16/segregation-in-new-jersey-neither-chance-nor-accident/
Background and some consequences of exclusionary zoning
http://fairsharehousing.org/mount-laurel-doctrine
Non-profit that works to enforce fair housing practices required by the Mt. Laurel doctrine
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