Sentences with phrase «improve racial balance»

Originally, magnets were a way to improve racial balance voluntarily, but over time these schools became a place for smart educators to try new ideas.

We need to know whether it is practically possible to improve the racial balance of a school, and this depends on comparison with local demographics.

For instance, the racial composition of the school age population of the entirety of New York City has little relevance to concerns about and efforts to improve the racial balance of schools on Staten Island, which by virtue of its geography might as well be a part of New Jersey.

Steven Rivkin: Desegregation efforts did improve the racial balance of public schools.

Not exact matches

Also troubling for the DOJ's case was the fact that the program actually had slightly improved the levels of racial balance.

Not only is this interpretation blind to the potentially adverse social consequences of such a policy, but it also ignores the possibility of more balanced policies informed by an improved understanding of why the racial interactions between students and teachers influence student outcomes.