The case of Vergara v. California is being compared to the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education ruling, and with good reason. At their cores, both decisions deal with the same issue. Despite all the platitudes and excuses rationalizing the practices that led to each court case, at the end of the day the practical effect of both situations has been systematically denying school children their opportunity to an equal education.

In the famous Brown v. Board case 60 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the rationale behind the “separate but equal” doctrine was unworkable, and in practical terms violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection clause.

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