State antidiscrimination laws provide only a patchwork of protection from racial discrimination in education¶
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q2 i? State law does not effectively protect against racial discrimination in education because many state protections do not reach disparate impact discrimination and a child's protection varies from state to state. → Robinson 2021
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Robinson 2021¶
Robinson, K. J. (2021). Protecting education as a civil right: Remedying racial discrimination and ensuring a high-quality education. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/407.455
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The report's review of state law finds states vary widely in protections, with some interpreting state constitutional nondiscrimination provisions as reaching only intentional discrimination, leaving schoolchildren in some states without any state mechanism to remedy disparate impact discrimination.
"This body of state law does not serve as effective protection against racial discrimination in education for two reasons. First, many state protections from racial discrimination in education do not reach disparate impact discrimination. Second, a child's protection from racial discrimination by state law varies from state to state."
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Related Claims¶
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is limited in ensuring nondiscrimination in public schools for three stated reasons — related
- The U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Rodriguez decision held that the 14th Amendment neither explicitly nor implicitly guarantees a right to education — related
- State rights to education have produced substantial gains through funding litigation, but many are limited by unenforceability, variability, and neglect of equitable resource distribution
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State antidiscrimination laws provide only a patchwork of protection from racial discrimination in education |
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State antidiscrimination laws provide only a patchwork of protection from racial discrimination in education |
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