| You know that racial gap that's getting
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| | choice is another hot topic. Frankly, I
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| so much attention? Well, I'm thrilled
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| | think that choice pushes all schools to
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| that it's on the minds of politicians,
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| | improve. But not everyone aggress. The
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| because it's a problem. Unfortunately,
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| | court order was modified in 1998 to allow
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| it's a problem with some pretty deep
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| | elementary age students to attend their
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| roots. In 1971, San Jose Public Schools
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| | neighborhood schools. As a result of the
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| had a dilemma. It seemed to parents that
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| | Federal Court Order, the San Jose School
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| the schools were knowingly and purposely
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| | offers parents and students a wide
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| segregating students. Hispanics were the
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| | variety of middle and high school program
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| group most targeted in this segregation.
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| | and school choices. In 1971, when
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| So some parents filed a class action suit
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| | segregation of schools in San Jose
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| with the intention of forcing the
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| | Schools was examined, San Jose Schools
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| district to remedy the situation. San
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| | were the only schools in California to
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| Jose Schools began to address and remedy
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| | have been found guilty of intentional
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| the problem. For 18 years - from 1985
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| | discrimination. The Court Order consisted
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| when the Federal Court Order was settled,
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| | of two main goals: 1) to minimize racial
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| to 2003 when they were able to
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| | isolation by allowing parents to choose
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| demonstrate that they had complied with
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| | their schools; and, 2) to enhance
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| it, the district has implemented the
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| | academic achievement of all Latino
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| changes required by the court order. A
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| | students. In 2003, San Jose Schools were
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| large urban school district, San Jose
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| | found to be in compliance with the order,
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| Schools serve approximately 32,000
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| | and were released for Federal Court
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| students. San Jose Schools are located
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| | Oversight. The decision is of historical
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| fifty miles south of San Francisco, in
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| | and national significance, as San Jose
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| the heart of the Silicon Valley. This is
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| | Schools are one of the only districts
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| a geographic area of over fifty square
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| | approaching agreement in partnership with
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| miles. The eleventh largest urban school
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| | plaintiffs rather than through
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| district in California, it has thirty-one
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| | contentious litigation. But here we are
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| elementary schools, seven middle schools,
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| | in 2007, and all the desegregation effort
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| and seven high schools. The student
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| | find San Jose Schools, and the nations,
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| population is: 31% Anglo 49% Hispanic 13%
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| | still struggling with a racial
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| Asian 3% Black 4% other. From 1985 to
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| | achievement gap. Perhaps the answer
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| 2003, San Jose Schools followed the plan
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| | doesn't lie in is desegregation. Perhaps
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| to desegregate all of its schools in
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| | it lies in the quality of each school
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| accordance with a Federal Court Order
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| | San Jose Public Schools Patricia Hawke is
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| signed on behalf of the Hispanic student
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| | a staff writer for Schools K-12,
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| population. The decision is based
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| | providing free, in-depth reports on all
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| primarily on making school choices
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| | U.S. public and private K-12 schools.
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| available in the San Jose Schools. School
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