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New Jersey has one of the most segregated K-12 public school systems in the country, an imbalance that is linked to racial and socioeconomic inequality.

With a new governor, with the power to change that, set to take office, and a long-standing school segregation lawsuit reaching the state appellate court, change could be on the horizon.

Desegregation court cases often take a long time and are demanding on judges since the issues are so complex, said Gary Orfield, co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. And whoever is governor has influence since they can choose to support or s

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