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Coverage dated May 19, 2026

Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts

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The plaintiffs include nine students and four community organizations from segregated school districts across Massachusetts.

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  1. Boston

    Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts (opens Boston)

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    The plaintiffs include nine students and four community organizations from segregated school districts across Massachusetts.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Students and community organizations sue to desegregate Massachusetts schools (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities.

  3. Southern Minnesota

    Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools segregates students in low-opportunity districts (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in

  4. GBH News

    Students sue Massachusetts, claiming ‘intensely segregated’ school districts (opens GBH News)

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    The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Superior Court Wednesday, alleges that state policies have led to tens of thousands students concentrated in racially segregated school districts.

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