Sentences with phrase «on racial segregation»

The remaining study finds school choice has no visible effect on racial segregation.»

Both studies showed that the net overall effect on racial segregation in schools is positive.

We are pleased that the authors of the Civil Rights Project (CRP) report on racial segregation in charter schools have chosen to respond to our reanalysis of the 2007 - 08 data.

The studies were conducted as a partnership with the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and look at the impact of the vouchers on student achievement and non-cognitive skills, on racial segregation, and on students attending nearby public schools (competitive effects).

White families with children continue to live in predominantly white neighborhoods, in part to send their children to predominantly white schools, according to a new study on racial segregation in 100 metropolitan areas.

Not exact matches

He was from Mississippi, and Jennings was outspoken in her opposition to racial segregation: «Pete told me once that he would never take me to Biloxi because I was so outspoken in my views on discrimination that I'd be killed.»

In the throes of the civil - rights movement, however, Criswell went through a period of soul searching and came to the conclusion that racial segregation could not be defended on biblical principles.

The goal was lessons on discipline, work ethic and equality: A working - class man whose ancestors had come to America from Germany in the 18th century as indentured servants had no intention of passing along the ways of racial segregation that marked that place in time.

In 1965, he directed research for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that revealed racial segregation and its effects on public school students in Cleveland.

Two days after releasing his plan on how to promote diversity in the public school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio faced some tough questions Thursday on his approach to addressing racial segregation in the classroom.

She has reported on controversies around discipline in charter schools, racial segregation in the New York City school system, and flaws in the city's method of testing for lead in water in schools.

But these findings are stark and a timely reminder of the racially segregating effects of religious schools, the division of communities that ensues, and that an expansion of such «faith» schools will only lead to racial segregation in state schools on a scale we have never seen before in this country.

Local authority divestment campaigns were a central part of the anti-Apartheid movement and an effective response to Margaret Thatcher's failure to act on the systematic racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa.

«For once we're ahead of the curve on something, and in Buffalo where we have had tremendous racial segregation over many, many decades, we've got a heavier lift than some communities in terms of fixing it,» Gallagher - Cohen said.

If the Obamas join the Clintons and Caroline Kennedy on the island this August, they'll be visiting a vacationland known for its liberal politics and for its self - imposed racial segregation.

Yet the Internet's impact on hate crime was not uniform and was predominantly present in areas with higher levels of racism, identified by the amount of racial segregation present and the proportion of racially charged search terms used.

Owens said she is working on a similar study of racial segregation trends among households with and without children.

The rigor and relevance of his work — on subjects ranging from the long - term benefits of the Head Start program, the value of degrees from for - profit colleges, and the effects of racial segregation on academic achievement and life outcomes — make his findings absolutely essential reading for academics and policymakers alike,» said Dean James Ryan.

Had his seminal work focused on both the administrative problems and the social systems of school, Coleman later wrote, «our knowledge of how to overcome problems of racial segregation would be far more advanced than it is.»

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A new policy brief from a civil rights group is calling on the federal government to do more to counter racial segregation in the nation's growing population of charter schools.

Based on these comparisons, the authors conclude, incorrectly in our view, that charter schools experience severe levels of racial segregation compared to traditional public schools (TPS).

The scant magnet school literature is largely focused on two issues: a) their achievement effects [2] and b) their effects on socioeconomic or racial segregation [3](by far the largest focus of the extant research).

The study intended to report on, among other things, levels of racial segregation in charter schools across the United States.

The Coleman Report focused on differences in schooling resources available to white and minority students and on the degree of racial segregation in America's public schools.

Dr. King spoke of his nightmare, that the country would renege on its promises of racial justice days before his death, but he could hardly have imagined a Supreme Court that would push Southern schools back toward segregation.»

That open access is a deliberate and effective assault on racial inequity associated with the segregation era is an irony not lost on reform advocates.

Many critics assert that voucher programs will undermine civic values, promote racial or socio - economic segregation, prompt schools to discriminate based on student ability, and undermine the public commitment to failing schools.

Ed Next also published a timely study this fall looking at the effects of the vouchers on segregation «The Louisiana Scholarship Program: Contrary to Justice Department claims, students transfers improve racial integration»

But as the Washington Post noted, the evidence shows that the vouchers» effects on segregation are at most trivial and often mitigate racial isolation (see «The Louisiana Scholarship Program,» Check the Facts, Winter 2014).

This project, in partnership with the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas, addresses the effects of LSP vouchers on the achievement and non-cognitive skills of students offered vouchers, as well as racial segregation and the competitive effects on students in public schools.

Tracking, as it became known, quickly took on the appearance of racial segregation, said Oakes, a professor of education at the UCLA and one of the most vocal advocates for mixed - ability classrooms.

Those began in 1954, when the Supreme Court issued its ruling on Brown vs. Board of Education, which outlawed racial segregation in schools.

Even if the Court should reject affirmative action, that would not invalidate existing lawsuits that are based on claims of unconstitutional racial segregation.

Racial segregation in America's public schools, a product of the nation's original sin of slavery, is an enduring stain on the ideals of the republic.

Those genuinely concerned with the racial segregation in schools should focus their attention on traditional public schools, where the vast majority (97 %) of U.S. students are enrolled.

Within education, he has conducted studies on teacher evaluation; on the value of school infrastructure spending; on affirmative action in college and graduate school admissions; and on the causes and consequences of racial segregation.

It is simply insufficient to assign children to schools based solely on where they live; for decades, that type of assignment system has perpetuated both school segregation and racial and income achievement gaps.

Based on our research and our own understanding as New York City public school parents, we encourage the DOE to shift its focus away from highly competitive, market - based school choice policies, such as charter schools, which consistently lead to greater racial segregation and a winner - take - all mentality.

Today, no such laws exist on the books anywhere in the nation — not even in the Southern states where racial segregation was once a way of life.

The national report compiles results from rigorous empirical studies that examine the academic outcomes of school choice students, the academic effect of competition on public schools, the fiscal impact of school choice on taxpayers and government, racial segregation in schools and the effect of school choice on civic values and practices.

Indeed a hot topic this year has been the spotlight on the severe economic and racial segregation within New York City Public Schools (NYCPS).

Our article based on this research was recently published in the American Journal of Education, «School Choice Policies and Racial Segregation: Where White Parents» Good Intentions, Anxiety, and Privilege Collide.

Her research interests focus on racial desegregation and inequality in K - 12 schools, and the connections between school segregation and other metropolitan policies.

Starting this fall, Louisiana must provide the agency with timely information about the racial background of participating students each year so the Justice Department can monitor the program's effect on school segregation, a federal judge ruled Tuesday night.

Students can effectively research substantial problems in education such as student and teacher engagement, safety, racial segregation on campus, relationships between the school environment and student apathy, and even teachers» grading and assessment policies and practices.

The Effect of High School Socioeconomic, Racial, and Linguistic Segregation on Academic Performance and School Behaviors

Beginning with Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, nationwide efforts to dismantle segregation and integrate schools through anti-discrimination lawsuits, although modestly successful on occasion, have ultimately foundered, producing neither dramatic racial integration nor significant improvements in academic outcomes for black students.

In a 2010 research review, Harvard University's Susan Eaton noted that racial segregation in schools has such a severe impact on the test score - gap that it outweighs the positive effects of a higher family income for minority students.

Yet, as the report goes on to note, these state officials, those with the express obligation to reduce segregation, have consistently chosen to do nothing to prevent charter school segregation and its effects, including exacerbating racial, ethnic and economic imbalance in the host school districts.