Racial Disparities: "Connecticut’s racial and economic isolation and its impact on education were highlighted in its landmark desegregation case, Sheff v. O’Neill, which commenced in 1989 and was ruled on in 1996.[6] In Sheff, the Connecticut Supreme Court found that students of color in Hartford’s schools were being denied their constitutional rights to equal educational opportunity due to racial and economic isolation. The CSDE and its Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) have taken great efforts to remedy the isolation/segregation of Hartford’s students of color through various “choice” programs[7] and magnet school options. Approximately 1,250 Hartford region students participate in “Open Choice” programs. However, much still needs to be done to fulfill the court’s mandates[8]: overall, Connecticut’s children remain highly segregated by race and income in its capital city, as well as across the state."Racial Disparities: "Connecticut’s racial and economic isolation and its impact on education were highlighted in its landmark desegregation case, Sheff v. O’Neill, which commenced in 1989 and was ruled on in 1996.[6] In Sheff, the Connecticut Supreme Court found that students of color in Hartford’s schools were being denied their constitutional rights to equal educational opportunity due to racial and economic isolation. The CSDE and its Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) have taken great efforts to remedy the isolation/segregation of Hartford’s students of color through various “choice” programs[7] and magnet school options. Approximately 1,250 Hartford region students participate in “Open Choice” programs. However, much still needs to be done to fulfill the court’s mandates[8]: overall, Connecticut’s children remain highly segregated by race and income in its capital city, as well as across the state."
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