TY - JOUR PY - 2017 TI - After Brown: The Challenge to Attain an Equal Unitary Education System JF - Hinckley Journal of Politics; Vol 3 (2001) KW - N2 - Among citizens and educational reformers a central belief exists that the nation’s public schools are failing. One reality underlying this perception is that while school administrators and political leaders no longer create a separate school system by law (de jure), a de facto dual system still operates—inferior inner-city schools largely for minority children and superior suburban schools for white children. This paper examines reasons for the dual system, as well as recent Supreme Court decisions holding that school boards are not responsible for desegregating public schools that are virtually one race due to de facto causes. The ability of magnet schools to alleviate the dual system is explored. UR - https://epubs.utah.edu/index.php/HJP/article/view/3702