11. Nationwide, school desegregation orders have been lifted in cities such as Oklahoma City, Denver, and Cleveland. 12. Officials are saying the pending desegregation order may prompt them to move students from Lincoln and from Stephen F. Austin High School to cross-town rival Thomas Jefferson High School. 13. On the one hand, the violent confrontation that followed his defiance of the desegregation order, galvanized whites and cemented his position of power. 14. Republicans said Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, a Democrat, has for years fought the school desegregation order. 15. That complaint has been joined to the overall case on whether the original desegregation order should be lifted. 16. Symington said many Arizona school districts are content to remain under desegregation orders because they enjoy the ability to tax at higher rates. 17. The case is being closely watched nationwide because it raises complex legal and social questions, such as whether the desegregation order is discriminatory. 18. The termination of the desegregation order also could cost Phoenix Union millions of dollars. 19. The Supreme Court is canceling school desegregation orders. 20. Today, the outcry over the desegregation order has been largely muted by changing racial and political attitudes, and the shifting demographics of the city and school district. |
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