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In September 2024, the Boston Busing & Desegregation Initiative and the Boston Public Library commemorated 50 years since the implementation of Boston desegregation through busing.
The make-up of Boston schools in 1974 was 60% White, 30% Black, 10% other. The Boston Indicators Project says it is now 45% Latino, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 14% White. So it went from majority white to predominantly students of color school system. The Boston Public Schools were not rated well last year on a whole battery of educational benchmarks by the state's education department. BPS has many challenges to meet now with a more diverse student body, with significant numbers of students who are homeless, those with learning disabilities, and large numbers of recent immigrants whose first language is not English.
Karilyn Crockett, Co-Founder of the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative moderates a discussion on the legacy from busing and what needs to be done now with the Boston Public Schools. Joining her:
Michael Patric MacDonald, Author of All Souls: A Family Story From Southie
Barbara Fields, American historian
Laila Hood, Senior at Lexington High School
Raul Fernandez, Senior Lecturer, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at BU
Jisca Philippe, Director of Youth and Schools for the City of Boston
The History
The movement began in the 1960's to improve education for Black students in Boston, but the Boston School Committee refused to make changes and denied Black students were being short changed. The federal court in 1974 found Boston's schools were illegally segregated and then ordered desegregation with busing. There then followed deep racial divisions, turmoil, and white flight from the schools and from the city of Boston.
The big question is, were the aspirations for high quality education met? The panel will address this as well as ways desegregation actually expanded opportunities for students, teachers, and administrators and the many court orders on hiring of diverse staff, establishing parent councils, bilingual education, university and business partnerships.
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In September 2024, the Boston Busing & Desegregation Initiative and the Boston Public Library commemorated 50 years since the implementation of Boston desegregation through busing.
The make-up of Boston schools in 1974 was 60% White, 30% Black, 10% other. The Boston Indicators Project says it is now 45% Latino, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 14% White. So it went from majority white to predominantly students of color school system. The Boston Public Schools were not rated well last year on a whole battery of educational benchmarks by the state's education department. BPS has many challenges to meet now with a more diverse student body, with significant numbers of students who are homeless, those with learning disabilities, and large numbers of recent immigrants whose first language is not English.
Karilyn Crockett, Co-Founder of the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative moderates a discussion on the legacy from busing and what needs to be done now with the Boston Public Schools. Joining her:
Michael Patric MacDonald, Author of All Souls: A Family Story From Southie
Barbara Fields, American historian
Laila Hood, Senior at Lexington High School
Raul Fernandez, Senior Lecturer, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at BU
Jisca Philippe, Director of Youth and Schools for the City of Boston
The History
The movement began in the 1960's to improve education for Black students in Boston, but the Boston School Committee refused to make changes and denied Black students were being short changed. The federal court in 1974 found Boston's schools were illegally segregated and then ordered desegregation with busing. There then followed deep racial divisions, turmoil, and white flight from the schools and from the city of Boston.
The big question is, were the aspirations for high quality education met? The panel will address this as well as ways desegregation actually expanded opportunities for students, teachers, and administrators and the many court orders on hiring of diverse staff, establishing parent councils, bilingual education, university and business partnerships.
Discover more from our partners Here:
bostondesegregation.org
bpl.bibliocommons.com
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