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Equity & Diversity 69传媒 Are Resegregating. There's a Push for the Supreme Court to Consider That
As the court weighs race-conscious college admissions policies, some say the needs of resegregating K-12 schools ought to be considered, too.
Mark Walsh, November 28, 2022
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8 min read
Letha Muhammad, of south Raleigh, sends her children to district magnet schools in Wake County, N.C., including Moore Square Magnet Middle School pictured behind her. An education activist, Muhammad says it鈥檚 critical that the school board be sensitive to how all communities are impacted by any changes to the district鈥檚 school assignment plan.
Letha Muhammad, of south Raleigh, sends her children to district magnet schools in Wake County, N.C., including Moore Square Magnet Middle School pictured behind her. An education activist, Muhammad says it鈥檚 critical that the school board be sensitive to how all communities are impacted by any changes to the district鈥檚 school assignment plan.
Caitlin Penna for Education Week
Equity & Diversity A Losing Fight to Keep 69传媒 Desegregated
Few districts have done as much as Wake County, N.C., to keep schools racially and socioeconomically diverse, but鈥檚 it鈥檚 a battle the school board says it has been losing. Can it reverse the trend?
Christina A. Samuels, August 12, 2019
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14 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Study: Drops in Class Rank Affect Student Outcomes
A Chicago study finds that when students who are "big fish" in their neighborhood schools move to higher-achieving ones, they may pay an academic price.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 15, 2016
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5 min read
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Law & Courts Opinion Integration: New Concepts for a New Era
School desegregation remains a goal worth pursuing, but by different, more nuanced means than schools used to employ, Leonard Stevens writes.
Leonard B. Stevens, May 13, 2014
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7 min read
A pair of 4th graders mind the exit doors last month at Wilt Elementary School, a diverse schools in Louisville, Ky.
A pair of 4th graders mind the exit doors last month at Wilt Elementary School, a diverse schools in Louisville, Ky.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
Equity & Diversity Ky. District 'Keeps Faith' on School Desegregation
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down its race-based student-assignment plan, Jefferson County is maintaining diverse schools and improving achievement.
Lesli A. Maxwell, May 13, 2014
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8 min read
Kashanti Keise, 13, center, serves on a panel of student judges charged with choosing the best app submission to the School Choice Design Challenge. She鈥檚 joined by fellow judges Jayson Isaac, 16, left, and Faa Diallo, 14, right.
Kashanti Keise, 13, center, serves on a panel of student judges charged with choosing the best app submission to the School Choice Design Challenge. She鈥檚 joined by fellow judges Jayson Isaac, 16, left, and Faa Diallo, 14, right.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
School & District Management Custom Software Helps Cities Manage School Choice
A nonprofit has combined economic principles and technology to help overhaul the school choice and student assignment systems in New York, Boston, Denver, New Orleans, and Washington.
Benjamin Herold, December 3, 2013
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10 min read
Law & Courts Nashville Student Assignment Case Turned Down by Supreme Court
The high court rejected an appeal from African American parents that a student assignment plan for the district led to resegregation of the school district.
Lesli A. Maxwell, October 15, 2013
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2 min read
Education Supreme Court Declines to Weigh Nashville Assignment Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from black parents that a student assignment plan for Nashville school district led to unconstitutional resegregation of the schools.
Mark Walsh, October 15, 2013
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2 min read
School & District Management Half-Century-Old Ga. Desegregation Case Nears End
A desegregation case near Augusta, Ga., is up for a hearing that may end court-ordered busing in the district.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, June 6, 2013
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2 min read
School & District Management Baton Rouge Struggles to Keep Control of 69传媒
Efforts to create a new school district and reshuffle students in East Baton Rouge Parish are causing a stir in Louisiana.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, May 21, 2013
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6 min read
Equity & Diversity News in Brief Student Assignments Upheld in Nashville
A federal appeals court has rejected claims from black parents that a student-assignment plan for the Metropolitan Nashville district in Tennessee led to unconstitutional resegregation.
Mark Walsh, May 21, 2013
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1 min read
Education Appeals Court Upholds Nashville Student Assignment Plan
A federal appeals court rejected claims from black parents that a student assignment plan for the Nashville district led to unconstitutional resegregation of the schools.
Mark Walsh, May 10, 2013
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4 min read
Education Boston's New Pupil-Assignment Plan Keeps 69传媒 Closer to Home
Boston's School Committee voted yesterday to approve a new student-assignment plan, which the district says will keep more K-8 students in schools closer to home.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, March 14, 2013
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2 min read
School & District Management Pupil Assignments Get Another Look in Boston
Twenty years after desegregation ended, the mayor wants to change the way students are matched to schools.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 5, 2013
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6 min read
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