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The Texas Education Agency is seizing control of the largest school district in the state. For both supporters and opponents of the takeover, race and class plays an undeniable central role in the move.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2023/03/15/446229/considering-race-class-and-power-in-texas-education-agencys-takeover-of-houston-independent-school-district/

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@nedhamson
You're right, "school choice" and vouchers are policies that support the right's ongoing battle against Brown v. Board (1954). So is school district secession.

And this seems like a good spot to share a great piece by Nikole Hannah-Jones (apologies for the paywall, don't know of a free place it's available)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/magazine/the-resegregation-of-jefferson-county.html

Related Vox article:
https://www.vox.com/2019/9/6/20853091/school-secession-racial-segregation-louisiana-alabama
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