?If school districts are not willing to work collaboratively to eradicate the vestiges of de jure segregated schools, we will ask the courts to take the steps necessary to ensure that students of all racial backgrounds have the opportunity to attend diverse, inclusive schools.? *
? Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
?Are magnet schools perpetuating segregation? " Huffington Post
$75 mil
Amount that City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, proposed in cuts to the Department of Education's budget on Wednesday
"Quinn Offers Cuts as Alternative to Widespread Layoffs ," New York Times
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute