In the long run, busing helped Boston because it desegregated the school system, provided equal educational opportunity for minority students, and set the stage for racial healing and an improved racial climate in the twenty-first century.

This statement is TRUE.

Explanation:

The school system used to have problems because of the segregational issues. Busing at the begining brought problems, because not all people agreed on equal rights for black people. Later on busing set a standard on equal rights in education.

This was proved because the dropout rate was decreased and also the amount of students to graduate increased in Boston schools.

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