Institutions where students receive education within the United States. This term can refer to both public and private educational institutions at various levels such as elementary, middle, high school, and college/university.
Related terms
School desegregation: The process of ending racial segregation within educational institutions.
Busing: A practice used to achieve school integration by transporting students from one neighborhood to another in order to balance racial demographics.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): Supreme Court case that established the 'separate but equal' doctrine, allowing for racially segregated public facilities, including schools.