An Unintended Consequence of School Busing Is That

question 32

Multiple Choice

An unintended consequence of school busing is that:

• A) tracking in schools became more problematical as school diversity increased
• B) literacy rates increased in urban areas as poor students worked to keep up with wealthier ones
• C) racial divisions, particularly in center-city urban communities in the United States, were erased
• D) white families fled from the city into suburban areas, leaving the center cities to decay
• E) All of the above.

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