Kahlenberg said he is hopeful that the momentum will continue should Hillary Clinton be elected president. The Democratic nominee chose a running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D), who brought up the nation’s history of segregated schools during the one and only vice presidential debate. His wife — Anne Holton, Virginia’s former education secretary — famously helped integrate Richmond Public Schools. And Clinton’s own campaign slogan, “Stronger Together,” is also the name of President Obama’s proposal for a new $120 million grant program to support voluntary integration of public schools.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misreported the year in which there were only two districts seeking socioeconomic integration. The story has been updated.