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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1: An Overview with Reflections for Urban Schools
Education and Urban Society
  • Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
  • William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-6-2009
Abstract

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, a highly contentious and divided Supreme Court invalidated race-conscious admissions plans in two urban school systems, Seattle and Louisville. As such, Parents Involved was the latest chapter in the Court's almost 40-year history of reaching mixed results in such far-reaching areas involving race-conscious remedies as admissions to higher education, employment in the general workforce and in education, minority set aside programs, and voting rights. In light of the impact that Supreme Court cases on race-conscious remedies have in education, particularly in urban settings, this article first reviews the opinions of the Supreme Court's justices in Parents Involved because of its potentially far-reaching effect. The second part of the article reflects on the meaning of Parents Involved.

Inclusive pages
529-543
ISBN/ISSN
0013-1245
Document Version
Preprint
Comments

This article has been made available for download in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.

Permission documentation is on file.

Publisher
Sage Publishing
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, CA
Citation Information
Charles J. Russo and William E. Thro. "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1: An Overview with Reflections for Urban Schools" Education and Urban Society Vol. 41 Iss. 5 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles_russo/97/