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desegregation

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de·seg·re·gate  (d-sgr-gt)
v. de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing, de·seg·re·gates
v.tr.
1. To abolish or eliminate segregation in.
2. To open (a school or workplace, for example) to members of all races or ethnic groups, especially by force of law.
v.intr.
To become open to members of all races or ethnic groups.

de·segre·gation n.
de·segre·gation·ist n.
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Noun1.desegregation - the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
group action - action taken by a group of people
Translations
desegregation [diːsɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən] ndesegregación f


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If the goal is to raise achievement, then opposing desegregation is counterproductive.
These are only the desegregation cases to which the United States is a party.
Norbert College) is a close study of educational policy under presidents from Lyndon Johnson through Bill Clinton, especially concentrating on the issues of public school aid, private (particularly Catholic) school aid, and school desegregation, with concern as to the proper role of the federal government in education.
 
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