Segregation
In a May 11, 2012 report, The New York Times reported that New York City has the third most segregated large city school system, after Chicago and Dallas. Hispanic students are concentrated in Washington Heights and Corona. Asian students dominate in Chinatown. The Times reported that the greatest segregation is in black neighborhoods. It further noted that black isolation in schools has persisted even as residential segregation has declined.
Read more about this topic: New York City Department Of Education
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“Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever!”
—George C. Wallace (b. 1919)