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As for the education landscape, desegregation efforts, largely driven by legal action, were ultimately an earthquake that didn’t produce a better landscape.
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Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
For example, Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the Insurrection Act in the 1950s and 1960s to send the military to enforce court desegregation orders and to protect civil rights marchers.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
That year, desegregation and declining enrollment forced the district to close 10 schools.
—Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 5 Jan. 2026
The district revised its school funding formula in response but has asked an administrative law judge within the Education Department to reinstate the grant, which is designed to help further school desegregation nationwide and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2025
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Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
For example, Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the Insurrection Act in the 1950s and 1960s to send the military to enforce court desegregation orders and to protect civil rights marchers.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
That year, desegregation and declining enrollment forced the district to close 10 schools.
—Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 5 Jan. 2026
The district revised its school funding formula in response but has asked an administrative law judge within the Education Department to reinstate the grant, which is designed to help further school desegregation nationwide and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desegregation
integration
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The strategic plan's key goals include data and impact measurement, state and local integration, business stability and workforce development.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The deal also won't impact the Discover integration or expected net value creation.—
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CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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