More than 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, more than 1 million black and Hispanic students study in Texas classrooms that include few to no white students. State leaders and education officials are working to give all students more educational opportunities but have largely abandoned racial integration as a tool for equity.More in this series

Tribune reporters Alexa Ura and Aliyya Swaby talk to NPR’s 1A about their “Dis-Integration” project.

On Thursday, NPR’s 1A — a show exploring policy, politics, technology and other issues — aired an episode that featured Texas Tribune reporters Alexa Ura and Aliyya Swaby discussing their “Dis-Integration” project. The series takes a deeper look at how school segregation is far from a distant memory in Texas. The interview focused on the series’ first story, which looked at Longview ISD’s efforts to desegregate — and concerns that the district’s progress could stall. Listen to the segment above, and be sure to read the full story here.

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