<p>Massachusetts has been busing students between neighborhoods and school districts for 60 years, but segregation within the school system persists – and in some places it’s actually gotten worse over recent decades. This week on The Codcast, <em>CommonWealth Beacon</em> reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Dan O’Brien, professor of public policy and urban affairs and director of the Boston Area Research Initiative at Northeastern University, about a new lawsuit brought against the state. Students and civil rights organizations want the state to step in to address segregation across school districts, and Boston’s long and fraught history of attempted desegregation may offer some lessons.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest</strong></p><p>Dan O&#39;Brien, professor of public policy and urban affairs and director of the Boston Area Research Initiative at Northeastern University</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong></p><p>Jennifer Smith, senior reporter at <em>CommonWealth Beacon</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Further Reading</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-answer-to-the-school-desegregation-lawsuit-revive-urban-communities/"><u>https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-answer-to-the-school-desegregation-lawsuit-revive-urban-communities/</u></a></p>