The Problem We All Live With Podcast

By chelseaboyd

  • Brown vs Board of Education

  • Massive Desegregation

  • Test Scores

    Black children score 39 points less than white children on statewide reading tests.

  • Desegregation begins in St. Louis

  • Peak of Integration in US Schools

  • Test Scores Improve

    The difference in statewide testing scores closes by more than 50%, black students are now only 18 points behind white students in their scores.

  • Normandy School District loses Accreditation from the State

    This allows students from Normandy to take advantage of a transfer law that allows students from an unaccredited school to transfer to an accredited school in the area. (aka "accidental integration of black and white students")

  • Francis Howell Town Hall Meeting

    Facing the new transfer law, parents of students at Francis Howell voice their displeasure at becoming an integrated school.

  • State takes over Normandy School District, renames it the Normandy Schools Collaborative

    Students previously integrated to Francis Howell are sent back to Normandy.

  • Over 1,000 Normandy Students Transfer to Francis Howell

  • US Department of Education Releases Data

    Data shows that black and Latino kids in segregated schools have the least qualified teachers, the least experienced teachers. They also get the worst course offerings, the least access to AP and upper level courses, the worst facilities.

  • Normandy becomes worst school district in the state

    In 11 of 13 data measures, Normandy earns 0 points, making it the lowest ranked school in the state of Missouri.