Create regional school districts and services

The region’s highly segregated education system undermines equal opportunity for children in low-income and black and Hispanic communities, and reduces the region’s economic prosperity. Segregation is supported by existing school-district boundaries that divide the region by race and income. This fragmented system also leads to inefficiencies and unfair property tax burdens. States should provide resources, incentives, and guidelines for school districts to consolidate and implement successful models of racially and economically integrated school.