School Desegregation

Education

Texas almost approved a school voucher program in the 1950s – to avoid desegregation.

Camille Phillips

A bill to give Texas families public funds to avoid integrated schools almost became law in 1957.
Texas

Fronteras: 'Stolen Education' — Mexican-American School Children Challenge Segregation In 1957

Norma Martinez

Editor’s Note: Insensitive language frequently used in the mid-20th Century is included in this story.The Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that racial…
Community

Segregation Still Exists In Texas Schools

Jan Ross P. Sakian

More than 1 million black and Hispanics students in Texas learn in classrooms with few to no white peers.In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared school…
Education

A New Book Puts Young Girls At The Center Of School Desegregation

Laura Rice

From Texas Standard . The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education set a historical precedent for education reform in the country....
Education

Families Experience Economic Integration At One SAISD School

Camille Phillips

The San Antonio Independent School District launched a bold new enrollment policy at five specialty schools this year, weighing the lottery based on…
Border & Immigration

On Fronteras: Mining Spill Still Causing Concern About Water Safety

Shelly D. Kofler

This week on Fronteras: --Navajo farmers in Shiprock, New Mexico are scrambling to save their crops following the Gold King Mine spill. --Biologists are…