We Have a Long Way to Go

Mandated Integration

Period: Aug 1, 1971 to Aug 1, 1988

Integration was mandated back in 1971. It ended (although successful) in 1988.

We Still Have a Long Way to Go

Period: Aug 1, 1988 to Nov 20, 2016

After trying to change curriculum, staff, administrators, schedules, etc. nothing has helped close the achievement gap like integration. After 16 years, it was determined to not have worked. In truth, it did work. Black students were able to improve their lives through education equality. The only change was the demographics. As white families moved out of the city, to live in suburbs, the integration dissolved and with it, the opportunities for black students to succeed.