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[[Mississippi]] is one of the US states where some public schools still remain highly segregated just like the 1960s when discrimination against black people was very rampant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/history-of-segregation-still-evident-in-mississippi-region-1.3181796|title=History of segregation still evident in Mississippi region|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> In many communities where black kids represent the majority, white children are the only ones who enroll in small private schools. The [[University of Mississippi]], the state's flagship academic institution enrolls unreasonably few African-American and Latino young people. These schools are supposed to stand for excellence in terms of education and graduation but the opposite is happening.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mississippitoday.org/2018/01/29/mississippis-flagship-university-leaves-black-students-behind/|title=Mississippi's flagship university leaves black students behind {{!}} Mississippi Today|date=2018-01-29|work=Mississippi Today|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Private schools located in [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson City]] including small towns are populated by large numbers of white students. Continuing school segregation exists in Mississippi, South Carolina, and other communities where whites are separated from blacks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hechingerreport.org/racial-segregation-continues-to-impact-quality-of-education-in-mississippi-and-nationwide/|title=Racial segregation continues to impact quality of education in Mississippi—and nationwide – The Hechinger Report|date=2013-04-25|work=The Hechinger Report|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
Segregation is not limited to areas in the [[Deep South]]. In New York City, 19 out of 32 school districts have fewer white students.{{clarification needed}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/new-york-schools-segregated_n_5034455.html|title=The Nation's Most Segregated Schools Aren't Where You'd Think They'd Be|last=Resmovits|first=Joy|date=2014-03-26|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> The United States Supreme Court tried to deal with school segregation more than six decades ago but impoverished and colored students still do not have equal access to opportunities in education.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment|title=History – Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment|work=United States Courts|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en}}</ref> In spite of this situation, the [[Government Accountability Office]] circulated a 108-page report that showed from 2000 up to 2014, the percentage of deprived black or Hispanic students in American K-12 public schools increased from nine to 16 percent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/05/17/on-the-anniversary-of-brown-v-board-new-evidence-that-u-s-schools-are-resegregating/|title=On the anniversary of Brown v. Board, new evidence that U.S. schools are resegregating|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref>
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