Spirit of Brown Ruling Lives On in Englewood

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YESTERDAY marked the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kan., the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared school segregation unconstitutional. Brown banned "separate but equal" schools.

Interesting how five decades later, that's pretty much what we have in New Jersey: separate but equal schools. Or at least schools that are supposed to be spending equally on their students.

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Spirit of Brown Ruling Lives On in Englewood

We have more segregated schools than most other states. But we were one of the first states to realize that poor schools need as much money as wealthy ones, if not more, if they hope to provide equal educational oppor...

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