The Racial Achievement Gap, Segregated Schools, and Segregated Neighborhoods: A Constitutional Insult

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-30

  Rothstein, Richard ^a  

^a ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; African Americans; Education; Housing policy; Neighborhoods; Segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924077567     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-014-9134-1     Document Type: Article

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