Close the Gap: An Educator Guide



Survey 3: More like America


Agree or Disagree

  1. The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education eliminated racism in U.S. public schools.
  2. Despite growing diversity, U.S. schools are becoming increasingly segregated.
  3. Separate but equal education for white students and students of color is fair.
  4. Segregated inner city schools have more highly concentrated poverty.
  5. Segregation contributes to a gap in quality education for students.
  6. Non-segregated schools both improve tests scores and better prepare students for life in an increasingly multicultural society.
  7. Most of my classmates live in the suburbs.
  8. I personally enjoy studying with people from different cultures.
  9. Most of my classmates are of the same cultural and racial background as I am.
  10. I wish my school’s student population was more diverse.