Sentences with phrase «vouchers on segregation»

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»

Not exact matches

Hawkins would fight housing segregation with stronger enforcement of existing fair housing laws, a state law banning discrimination based on source of income such as Section 8 housing vouchers, and a state inclusionary zoning law to require a mix of low - income, moderate - income, and market rate units in new or substantially rehabilitated housing developments.

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).

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.

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.

As my Century Foundation colleague Halley Potter noted in a new report, «voucher programs on balance are more likely to increase school segregation than to decrease it or leave it at status quo.»

«On balance, voucher programs are more likely to increase school segregation than to promote integration or maintain the status quo,» the first bullet point of the summary solemnly intones.

Policymakers must consider the origins of vouchers and their impact on segregation and support for public education.

Existing research on other conventional school voucher programs point to a number of problems, including: lower student performance, less accountability, reduced access and increased segregation.

Bylines, stories, and outlets that aren't on the list include Erica Green's steady and insightful coverage of Betsy DeVos for the New York Times, NPR's deep series about school choice and vouchers, Benjamin Herold's deep dive into personalized learning for Education Week, Alvin Chang's amazing Vox story on segregation, and the Baltimore Sun's series on integration (which recently won a National Headliner Award).

By the end of the 1960s, more than 200 private segregation academies had opened in the South, relying on vouchers to cover significant percentages of student tuition, as well as other state resources to operate.

The other study, which did not have ideal data, could not detect significant effects of the Milwaukee voucher program on segregation across Milwaukee schools.

Teachers union boss skewers Betsy DeVos on vouchers, likening them to «cousins» of segregation usatoday.com/story/news/201… via @USATODAY