SAGE News Clips: School Funding GapsDescription: Following the financial crisis of 2008, some public schools have been hard hit. In this video, we visit Little Fort Elementary School where teachers pay out of their own pockets for fans, kids play on concrete parking lots, and school books are worn and tattered. This is not so for the students at Adlai Stevenson High School, which resembles a small college campus. Students have access to over 100 clubs, 30 different sports teams, and 5 performance spaces. Stevenson spends $19,000 per student, whereas the school district that includes Little Fort only spends $12,600 per student.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 237, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video,
come back to the test, and answer the following questions:The Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka declared school segregation unconstitutional. Following the decision, mandatory busing programs were enacted to integrate schools and level the academic playing field. Which of the following statements about school segregation today is true?
A. Federally mandated desegregation persists today, resulting in the lowest segregation levels in U.S. history.
B. Federally mandated desegregation persists today, but with little effect.
C. Federally mandated desegregation ended in the 1990s, but segregation has dropped slightly due to grassroots efforts.
D. Federally mandated desegregation ended in the 1990s, and segregation has returned to pre-Brown levels.
Answer: D
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