Sentences with phrase «increased racial segregation»

Many charter schools do not provide these programs (or meals of any kind), resulting in the exclusion of low - income students and increased racial segregation.

Noting this is especially important since the results could be construed narrowly as supporting increased racial segregation of teachers and students as a means of improving overall achievement.

One month into the school year, the district's «Select Schools» plan remains hampered by widespread transportation problems and overcrowded classrooms, and has increased racial segregation in schools.

Vouchers will increase racial segregation.

Not one of them finds choice increases racial segregation.»

The REAL TRUTH is that while Connecticut spends massive amount of money to fulfill its federal and state constitutional mandate of REDUCING segregation, Connecticut charter schools are using public money to actually INCREASE racial segregation in Connecticut!

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The risks increase with degree of segregation in all racial and ethnic groups, but are strongest for Hispanics, they found.

The use of interdistrict - choice programs is unlikely to increase most students» educational opportunities significantly, a new report concludes, despite recent attention to the idea as a means of reducing economic and racial segregation and giving students in low - performing public schools a chance to find a better school.

The Waterbury (Conn.) Board of Education has proposed to increase involuntary busing for racial balance to satisfy state officials who previously had insisted the district ease segregation by building a new school.

Both districts faced problems that reflected initial periods of severe racial segregation, followed by such remedial efforts as busing, followed by evidence of resegregation, followed by a need to end busing and encourage the return of, e.g., suburban students through increased student choice.

The trend of increasing racial and economic segregation is a nationwide trend — not just in Alabama and other Southern states.55 The South, however, was the only region in the country to see a net increase in private school enrollment between 1960 and 2000, and where private school enrollment is higher, support for spending in public schools tends to be lower.56 A growing body of rigorous research shows that money absolutely matters for public schools, especially for the students from low - income families who attend them.57 What's more, private schools in the South tend to have the largest overrepresentation of white students.58 In fact, research has shown that the strongest predictor of white private school enrollment is the proportion of black students in the local public schools.59

A 2007 review of Florida's voucher and tax credit programs by Harris, et al., found strong evidence of increased school racial segregation.

While racial achievement gaps in education have remained stubbornly large, segregation has been increasing steadily, creating a growing number of apartheid schools that serve almost exclusively students of color from low - income families.

Since people of color are disproportionately lower income and have less «capital» (e.g., down payment for a house), racial segregation also increases.

Difference is, the Sheff efforts are rooted in Brown vs. Board of Education and other Civil Rights legislation, whereas the Common Core and other «reformy» actions are untried ploys that ultimately will increase the racial and economic segregation of our Two Connecticuts and further widen the achievement gap for our students.

While the end of court - ordered desegregation measures has caused a modest increase in segregation within public school districts, a large majority of racial segregation occurs across district lines.

b. Charter schools have become for - profit business opportunities and have increased racial and economic segregation in our nation.

«At a moment in our history when we confront significant economic inequalities, distressing racial tensions, increasing segregation and crucial questions about immigration, the passage of tepid legislation that addresses none of these issues is not a cause for celebration.»

Poorly designed choice programs could increase the current levels of racial and socioeconomic segregation.