Not exact matches
The pitch for greater judicial involvement comes as a state superior court judge must decide whether Connecticut's integration efforts have been adequate, or
if more needs to be done to reduce the
racial and ethnic
isolation that persists among the schools in the Hartford region.
When the Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools sought to implement a plan last year to address
racial isolation, many parents objected, and some local officials, primarily from white suburbs, threatened to open competing charters
if the plan went through.
Ramon Cortinas said «
If charter schools are doing the job for the student, and it is a better job... I'm not as concerned about
racial isolation.»
If, however, a race - neutral approach would be unworkable to achieve the compelling interest of diversity and / or avoiding
racial isolation, a school district may employ generalized race - based approaches but may not make decisions on the basis of any individual student's race.
With an approach like that, the proponents of reducing
racial isolation and protecting civil rights should simply say to Governor Malloy: «
If you aren't going to be serious about your Constitutional and moral duty to Connecticut's minority students, then we'll see you in court!»
The report observes that the education commissioner could require changes in a charter
if that school does not make measurable progress in reducing
racial, ethnic and economic
isolation.
If the
racial isolation was dropping and the percent of poor going down then that would be a great indicator that they were reaching their goals.