has partnered with iNews of Rocky Mountain PBS to look at data from the 20 largest school districts in Colorado to detect how race plays a role in the academic achievement. We’re looking at the demographics of schools before, during, and after efforts to desegregate schools in Colorado.
Students like Reves were bused away from their neighborhood schools to force racial integration.
“I don’t think people got the full aspect of how busing impacted our city,” Reves said.
She and Desmond say Manual High School thrived under busing. The school had a mix of race and students of different socio-economic backgrounds.
“It didn’t matter if you lived across the park or if you lived across town,” Reves said. “I mean we had kids whose families owned major corporations and nope that wasn’t important.”