50 years today- On May 17, 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren read the decision of the unanimous Court:
"We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does...We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. May 17, 2004 Minneapolis Inner-City Schools/% of students of color: Anderson Elementary - 94.55% Benjamin Banneker Mid - 98.53% Bethune Elementary - 96.94% Four Winds Elementary - 95.71% Franklin Middle - 96.64% Green Central Park - 94.85% Hall Elementary - 98.81% Icall - 100.0% Jordan Park School of Extended Lrng. - 94.71% Lincoln Elementary - 98.83% Lucy Laney - 94.66% McKnight EEC - 98.18% Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary - 98.00% North Sr. 94.08% North Star Elementary - 96.50% Powderhorn Elementary - 97.04% West Central Elementary Academy - 96.71% Whittier Community School for the Arts - 95.41% Willard - 96.21% How far have we come in Minneapolis in the past 50 years? Any School Board candidates out there care to comment on this? Barb Lickness Whittier ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
