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Brown versus Board of Education
Supreme court makes the decision that segregated schools are unconstitutional. -
Desegregation begins with an achievement gap of about 40 points
When Desegregation really began to happen in the United States, the achievement gap between black and white students was approximately 40 points. -
Achievement gap drops to only 18 points!
By 1988, at the height of desegregation, the achievement gap between black and white students dropped to just 18 points since 1971. -
Normandy School District lost state accreditation
Normandy school district lost state accreditation causing those students that are part of the district the ability to transfer to a nearby district without paying anything while the schools in the district remained open for those who wished to stay. -
Mah'Ria Pruitt-Martin began 8th grade at Francis Howell
Mah'Ria Pruitt-Martin, a high achieving student at a Normandy middle school began her eighth grade year at Francis Howell through the transfer program. -
DOE Data showed least qualified teachers in segregated black and Latino schools
The department of education published data showing that black and Latino kids in segregated schools have the least qualified and least experienced teachers, the worst course offerings, least access to AP and upper level courses, and worst facilities. -
Normandy School District scored a 10/140 points
Normandy School District scored 0 in English, math, social studies, science, college placement, and in 6 other categories while only scoring (the 10 points) in 2 categories. This proved their underachievement. -
Michael Brown Graduates from High School
Michael Brown graduates from Normandy High School as a result of a lot of hard work and the support of his mother -
Normandy School District taken over by the State
The district was renamed Normandy Schools Collaborative and gave the school a new accreditation status: Non-accredited instead of unaccredited. This caused those students who transferred to other districts because the school was unaccredited to have to come back to the district. -
Michael Brown is shot and killed by a Missouri Police Officer
Michael Brown is killed by Police officers as they take his actions as threatening. -
Mah'Ria begins her freshman year of high school at Normandy Collaborative
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Mah'Ria Transferred back to Francis Howell
Despite Mah'Ria's attempts to make school at the new Normandy High School a success, she gave in and transferred back to Francis Howell, which was only possible after getting her own personal injunction from a judge.