8th ELA - 1/26/21

What are the details that support the claim that “education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments”?

How might the segregation of schools affect the motivation of a child to learn? What does Brown v. Board of Education have to say about this question? How does this connect to Carlotta’s story?

Based on the arguments presented in the case, how did the court decide that educational segregation deprives people “of the equal protection of state law”?