Authors say that shifts in public schools to corporate or charter models hurt them . 60 years after Brown v. Board , they say policies still keep schools separate and unequal . From Chicago to New Orleans to Newark , schools are being shut or dismantled . With increased school closures and the expansion of charter schools in New Orleans , the city 's Recovery School District has only five traditional public schools left and is on its way to being the nation 's first all-charter school district . They have filed federal complaints to prohibit increases in federal funds used for education .
Authors say that shifts in public schools to corporate or charter models hurt them . 60 years after Brown v. Board , they say policies still keep schools separate and unequal . From Chicago to New Orleans to Newark , schools are being shut or dismantled . They have filed federal complaints to prohibit increases in federal funds used for education .