Sentences with phrase «on racial segregation in schools»

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 studentIn 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 studentin 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.

He believes it will be necessary to engage in a concerted effort on many fronts and urges that we combine school improvement with community resources to alleviate the effects of poverty and racial segregation.