Report: Schools Across New York Are The Most Segregated in the U.S.

"The "And Stay Out!" report, released this month by the education reform nonprofit Available to All, builds off UCLA segregation research from 2014. The new report found overlaps and similarities among dozens of redlining maps from 1938 with school attendance zones in New York City, Long Island, Westchester County as well as upstate cities, such as Albany, Buffalo and Niagara Falls."

"The report also identified New York as "one of many states where a parent can be arrested and criminally charged for using an incorrect address to get their child into a high-quality school," with one such incident occurring as recently as March 6. The state's laws and regulations make it "one of the strictest systems of residential assignment in the country.""

""There's this paradox of New York, where it's run by progressive politicians, it's a very democratic state," said Tim DeRoche, founder of Available to All, "but it's the most segregated.""

New York state maintains the most segregated traditional public schools in the nation, according to the "And Stay Out!" report by Available to All. The report reveals significant overlaps between 1938 redlining maps and current school attendance zones across New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, and upstate cities including Albany, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls. New York's strict residential assignment laws limit open enrollment opportunities and prevent families from accessing higher-quality schools outside their assigned districts. The state has criminally charged parents for using incorrect addresses to enroll children in better schools. This segregation persists despite New York being governed by progressive politicians, highlighting a paradox where historical housing discrimination continues shaping educational access and opportunity.

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