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Anisa Khalifa: It's been more than 70 years since the landmark court case Brown versus Board of Education fundamentally changed the American classroom. Abolishing segregation in public schools sent ...

Alabama Republican congressional candidate Caroleene Dobson, who has been vocal about her support of school choice on the campaign trail, graduated from a private, so-called “segregation academy,” in ...

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama Republican congressional candidate Caroleene Dobson, who has been vocal about her support of school choice on the campaign ...