The School Segregation Crisis
--> Earlier this year several organizations decided to launch a massive protest against school segregation in New Jersey. The hope is that pending litigation will lead to a court case and acceptable remedies. The threat of legal action has awakened Civil Rights warriors as well as community protectionists. According to several reports, New Jersey has some of the nation’s most segregated school districts. In fact, its overall ranking is fourth worse, placing this northern state ahead of many southern states that faced forced integration during the Civil Rights era. The following remarks are a reflection of my thoughts on the subject. There is a tendency to think of New Jersey as ten big cities (Paterson, Newark, Jersey City, New Brunswick, Atlantic City, Trenton, Edison, Toms River, Camden, Passaic, Clifton, and Elizabeth) several regional centers like Princeton, Bridgewater, Morristown, and Metropark, and then a mass of suburban communities. But perhaps that