Sentences with phrase «most desegregation programs»
The absence of an evaluation component from most desegregation programs has complicated efforts to measure program effects.
http://educationnext.org/ Not exact matches
In the most recent episode of This American Life, Nikole Hannah - Jones tells the story of a school district that accidentally launched a desegregation program.
Desegregation programs in some cities prompted «white flight,» although over the long run it appears to have had only a small effect on housing patterns in most communities.
In reviewing the available research on the effects of segregation on educational opportunities for black students, Rivkin concludes the effects of desegregation are most likely uneven and vary by program and context.
In addition, these studies capture only the most direct impacts of the desegregation program and are limited to a few interventions that may not be typical.
These chosen district schools largely comprise the country's 2,722 «magnet» schools (according to 2011 data), most of which offer themed programs and were originally designed to encourage desegregation by attracting a multi-racial clientele.
«We welcome the court's order, as it rejects the state's bid to resist providing even the most basic information about how Louisiana's voucher program will affect school desegregation efforts,» Attorney General Eric Holder said.