By Philip Tegeler (University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, July 2014)
Excerpt: “The strong endorsement of the ‘compelling government interest’ in school integration by five members of the Supreme Court in Parents Involved in Community Schools stands in surprising contrast to the Obama Administration’s tepid support for affirmative measures to expand school diversity initiatives. Although the Department of Education formally endorsed the Supreme Court plurality’s position on school integration in a 2011 guidance to local districts, its funding programs have not followed suit.”
