Report: The Broken Promise of Brown v Board of Ed

A 50-State report on legal discrimination in public school admissions

The historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling made it illegal to turn kids away from a public school because of their race. But in the 70 years since, a brutal reality about our education system has emerged: Linda Brown could still be turned away from a coveted public school today. And it’s perfectly legal.

In our latest report, we take a state-by-state look at how current public school admission laws are breaking the promise of the Brown ruling and depriving students of all backgrounds an equal opportunity to attend public schools where they can thrive.

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Aaron Guerrero

Director of Digital Communications

Aaron Guerrero has a decade of experience as a digital communications professional. Prior to joining Available to All, Aaron worked at two leading education reform groups: the California Charter Schools Association and StudentsFirst, developing and executing cross-platform campaigns in support of policies expanding access to high-quality public schools. He also served as the digital director for the Assembly Republican Caucus, helping to shape the conversation around some of the most important issues facing California, including housing, energy and infrastructure. Aaron is a graduate of the University of California, Davis.

Tim DeRoche

President

Before launching Available to All, Tim DeRoche wrote and published A Fine Line: How Most American Kids are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools, which traces modern-day public school attendance zones back to the racist redlining practices of the early 20th century. An alumnus of the global strategic management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, Tim was an independent consultant for over 20 years, serving Fortune 500 companies, leading foundations, and some of the most innovative nonprofits in K12 education. He has written on education policy for TIME, the Free Press, Education Next, the Washington Post, Education Week, School Administrator, the Los Angeles Business Journal, and the 74. He is the author of three Amazon bestsellers, A Fine Line, a book of light verse Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe, and The Ballad of Huck & Miguel, a modern-day retelling of Mark Twain’s classic set on the Los Angeles River.

A 50-State report on legal discrimination in public school admissions

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Aaron Guerrero

Director of Digital Communications

Tim DeRoche

President