Reducing Segregation in New York City: Examining the Effects of Two District Policies on School Integration

Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, many U.S. school districts remain divided by race and class. Segregation is often particularly prevalent in large, urban school districts like New York City (NYC). In 2018, 77% of Black and Hispanic students in NYC attended schools that were less than 10% white. In contrast, only 43%