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University of Michigan Journal of Law R eform Volume 44 | Issue 3 2011 Leveling Localism and Racial Inequality in Education through the No Child Left behind Act Public Choice Provision Erika K . Wilson University of Ba ltimore Law School Follow this and additional works at : /mjlr Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, Courts Commons, Education Law Commons, Law and Race Commons, and the Legislation Commons Recommended Citation Erika K. Wilson, Leveling Lo calism and Racial Inequality i n Education throug h the No Child Left behind Act Public Choice Provision, 44 U. Mich. J . L. Reform 625 (2011). Availa le at : /mjlr/vol44/iss3/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access y the Journals at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Michigan Journal of Law R eform y an authorized administrator of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact mlaw.repository@. LEVELING LOCALISM AND RACIAL INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION THROUGH THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT PUBLIC CHOICE PROVISION Erika K. Wilson* School districtboundary linesplay apivotal role in shapingstudents educational opportunities.Living on one side of a school district boundaryratherthan anoth- er can mean the difference between being able to attend a high-achievingresource- enriched school or having to attend a low-achievingresource-deprivedschool. Despite theprominent role that school district boundary linesplay in dictatinged- ucational opportunitiesfor students, remedies formulated by the federal frequently looked upon to address issues of school segre- judiciary-the institution gation and inequality-areineffective in amelioratingdisparitiesbetween school districts. They are ineffectiv