Dive Brief:

• An agreement could bring to an end $1 billion in special state payments to Little Rock-area schools to support desegregation.
• A judge this week will hear arguments on whether to end the state's payments in a policy that has roots in the desegregation fight more than 50 years ago.
• Court cases regarding desegregation have been ongoing in Arkansas in the five decades since then; this money comes under a 1989 settlement.

Dive Insight:

While the payments might end, a civil rights attorney notes that desegregation is still a thorny issue and cites a new suburban high school in a heavily-white area as an example of the difficulties faced by black children.