NEA Resources
NEA Today Publishes "Brown v. Board" Anniversary issue
Educators profiled in the May edition of our magazine reflect on their own classroom experiences with desegregation as part of our "progress and struggle" timeline.
"Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education"
NEA is co-sponsoring this year-long exhibition at the National Museum of American History. The central theme is that the Brown decision – through the efforts of lawyers, scholars, parents, students and community activists – transformed America. It opens May 15, 2004.
NEA-Supported Study Shows Return to School Segregation
A Harvard Civil Rights Project report finds schools have become "resegregated" over the past 10 years -- especially for Latino and black students in the South. Asians are the most integrated -- and most successful so far. Check out "Brown at 50: King's Dream or Plessy's Nightmare?"
NEA Compiles Lessons and Educator Guides for Teaching about Brown v. Board
We've hunted down the best online lesson plans we could find for teaching students about this important event.
Activists, Educators Review Impact of Brown v. Board of Education
Public education access in Topeka, Kansas was the center of the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more about the impact of this legislation and see how our Kansas affiliate KNEA has been promoting quality education for every child since the 1800s.
Speeches and statements
NEA President Reg Weaver
May 2004
Video Series Highlights NEA President’s Views on "Brown v. Board"
“Fifty years after Brown, some of the same conditions that were pre-Brown are post-Brown,” said Reg Weaver in “Fighting for Civil Rights: The Struggle After Brown.” Check out this multimedia showcase of leaders and policymakers discussing this landmark decision.
Spring 2004
“Teaching Tolerance” magazine asked Reg Weaver and 14 activists, educational leaders, and politicians to respond to a series of open-ended questions about the legacy and impact of Brown v. Board. Here is the complete text of the interviews.
June 23, 2003
Weaver applauded the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and said it "recognizes the importance of diversity in education and of expanding access to educational opportunities."
May 14, 2003
Weaver discussed the current inequities in public education and said, "It is possible—and it ought to be the right of every child—to make sure that all public schools are as good as the best public schools."
To make this a reality he suggested we—
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provide smaller classes for individualized attention. Parents and teachers understand—and research confirms—that smaller classes make the biggest difference with low-income students in the early grades.
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hold all students to high expectations—and match those expectations with access to up-to-date books and materials as well as access to computers.
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May 18, 2001
Weaver, addressing an education summit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said African American children—nearly a half century after Brown v. Board of Education—are still receiving a separate and unequal public education.
July 13, 1999
"Public schools have been a battleground in the struggle for civil rights," said Reg Weaver while speaking at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
NEA Executive Director John Wilson
May 12, 2003
In his opening statement to launch NEA's celebration of the Brown v. Board of Education 50th anniversary, Wilson said, American public education is still being confronted with tactics like vouchers, school choice, and other schemes that could close public schools. Instead, he urged that policy makers "do the right thing" and provide the much-needed resources for school improvement.
"We must not allow the victory that was gained 50 years ago, at so great a price, to stand still, frozen in time."
NEA Today articles
Brown v. Board: Educators reflect on 50 years of progress — and struggle — since the historic ruling. (NEA Today, Cover, 2004)
Reversing Course: American schools are becoming more segregated and the achievement gap is growing. (NEA Today, Inside Scoop, 2001.)
The Supremes' Greatest Hits: An assortment of High Court highlights from the last 100 years. (NEA Today, Rights Watch 2000.)
Janell Byrd-Chichester On Segregation: Then and Now
School segregation is again on the rise, nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court ruled it illegal (NEA Today, News: Interview, 2000.)
NEA State Affiliates
See what our colleagues across the country are doing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
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