Geography of Opportunity in MA: Racial Segregation and Disparities in Education
1. THE GEOGRAPHY OF OPPORTUNITY IN MASSACHUSETTS What Does It Mean and How Did We Get Here? February 26, 2009 Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA Andrew Grant-Thomas Deputy Director The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity The Ohio State University Grant-Thomas.1@osu.edu Presented by The Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the Racial Justice Program of the American Civil Liberties Union
13. 4. Role of Federal, State and Local Policies Esp. in Creating/Maintaining Homogeneous Suburbs Source: Mumford Center
14. Public Schools Become More White, Less Black/Latino with Distance from the City Enrollment and Racial Composition of Public Schools by Location and Race, 2001-02 Source: Chungmei Lee, “ Racial Segregation and Educational Outcomes in Metro Boston” 100 5 10 9 76 Total Enrollment 59 3 3 2 91 Outer Suburbs 11 9 4 5 82 Inner Suburbs 13 9 28 8 55 Outer Satellite Cities 9 8 22 22 47 Inner Satellite Cities 8 9 28 47 15 City of Boston Regional Share of Total Enrollment (%) Asian (%) Latino (%) Black (%) White (%)
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