School desegregation in the 21st century by christine h rossell ed david j armor ed herbert j walberg ed analyzes the history and law of school desegregation including its benefits and costs over the last half decade and suggests future policy likely to have a better cost benefit ratio. School desegregation in the 21st century rossell christine h ed armor david j ed walberg herbert j ed this book presents a collection of papers that examine progress since 1954 in achieving racial equality in education and how to most effectively and efficiently achieve the promise of brown v board of education. Empirical studies demonstrate that desegregation is a powerful lever for providing pathways to economic opportunity for disadvantaged children and thereby increasing economic mobility school integration powers economic growth by boosting human capital innovation and productivity while strengthening the social trust and interpersonal relationships necessary for smoothly functioning markets. 21st century school segregation posted by hope teague bowling on april 16 2016 current affairs social issues this post is the beginning of a series of posts i will write about 21st century school segregation i want to start by acknowledging a few factors that influence my perspective and shape my writing