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Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle School Desegregation Orders

5/6/2025

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The Trump administration is set to dismantle desegregation orders in schools, asserting that significant progress has been achieved since the 1960s. Critics warn this move risks reviving racial discrimination, with the recent decision to lift a 1966 consent decree in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, serving as a troubling example of this shift.

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The Trump administration is set to dismantle desegregation orders in schools, asserting that significant progress has been achieved since the 1960s. Critics warn this move risks reviving racial discrimination, with the recent decision to lift a 1966 consent decree in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, serving as a troubling example of this shift.