Did busing work in New Castle County schools?
Did New Castle County's busing program ultimately achieve racial integration and help close the achievement gap for black students there?
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Children board buses in the center city of an unknown location to go to outlying schools on Dec. 10, 1971. Busing children as a means of achieving school integration grew into one of 1971’s major domestic stories. (AP Photo)
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As the debate over the legacy of school busing programs continues on the presidential campaign trail, we look back at the history in New Castle County. Did the court-ordered program ultimately achieve racial integration and help close the achievement gap for black students there? University of Delaware law professor Leland Ware explains.
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