Kansas City Star Screed Blames 'White Flight' For School District FAIL

We all know the legacy of the Kansas City Desegregation Experiment. 

However . . .

Those of us who have history in this cowtown understand that the historic legal ruling was merely the final nail in the coffin the district. 

Nevertheless . . .

And once again . . .

Check the newspaper blaming white people for the historic implosion . . .

"U.S. District Judge Russell C. Clark excluded suburban school districts from the desegregation case in 1984. Clark’s rulings led to forced integration and court-ordered remedies, including the creation of magnet schools in Kansas City school district. While historians often view this $2 billion era as a failed experiment, the primary issue was funding being linked to white student enrollment, rather than the exclusive pursuit of equitable, high-quality education for all."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

After Kansas City schools were desegregated, white flight left them behind | Opinion

The 1977 Missouri v. Jenkins case and magnet school experiments were an attempt to regain funding from "white flight" to suburban districts.