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This system means that students living just blocks apart can receive dramatically different levels of educational investment\u2014reinforcing racial and economic segregation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These invisible boundaries shape opportunity for millions of children. Yet most families and policymakers rarely see how district lines perpetuate inequality.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make this reality visible, New America launched <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/education-policy\/reports\/segregation-and-resource-inequality-between-americas-school-districts\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crossing the Line<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an interactive data visualization project that maps disparities between neighboring school districts.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By combining housing data, poverty rates, and education funding information, the project shows how arbitrary borders can lock students into under-resourced systems. 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