Perceptions of Segregation, Diversity, and Solutions

Broad-based problems, particularly those of social equity that go unrecognized, are rarely addressed by political nor administrative organs. While many Americans believe systematic school segregation is a thing of the past, recent studies show the contrary: racial segregation in persists in many states, even in those thought to be Blue and liberal, putting some Northeast states at the top of the list of “most segregated states.” We use original survey research to suggest how and why political and administrative processes have been unable to respond even in the teeth of overwhelming evidence of a problem and in a state which otherwise appears to have taken decisive and broad-based progressive steps towards desegregating the public-school systems.