How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities
Sixty years after Brown, whiter, wealthier communities are breaking away from racially and economically diverse school districts.
May 15, 2014 / Susan Eaton
A New Kind of Southern Strategy A New Kind of Southern Strategy
The threat of Arizona-style laws has strengthened pro-immigrant coalitions in unlikely places.
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Susan Eaton
The Pull of Magnets The Pull of Magnets
Despite the hype around charters, it's magnet schools that have a real track record of success.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / Susan Eaton
A ‘Stolen’ Education A ‘Stolen’ Education
An inner-city mother jailed for sending her kids to a suburban school district? This belongs to a past we'd do best to leave behind.
Mar 26, 2009 / Editorial / Susan Eaton
Wrong for Civil Rights Wrong for Civil Rights
When Mary Frances Berry resigned as chair of the Commission on Civil Rights on December 7, the media's harsh, fleeting spotlight on Berry's purported combativeness distracted rea...
Dec 22, 2004 / Editorial / Susan Eaton
Back to Segregation Back to Segregation
Sit in classrooms, eat in lunchrooms, romp on playgrounds and wander the hallways in randomly selected public schools in America: It's right here, in the nation's increasingly ...
Feb 13, 2003 / Editorial / Gary Orfield and Susan Eaton