integration

Most Challenging Form of Integration

Most Challenging Form of Integration

The New York Times featured a debate asking, ““How can we integrate public schools when neighborhoods have become more segregated… What other options and solutions are out there for providing a quality education for all children?” Take a look at what one contributor had to say…

Will Busing Get Us Anywhere?

Will Busing Get Us Anywhere?

A recent New York Times article started an interesting discussion with its title, “How Do You Get Better Schools? Take the State to Court, More Advocates Say.” The article highlights a wave of lawsuits over quality of education. But an interesting theme arises in many of the interviews. These families may be talking about schools and busing, but they are also talking about their neighborhoods.

Could gentrification become integration?

Could gentrification become integration?

Contrary to common thought, new findings from the UCLA Civil Rights Project assert gentrification is an opportunity for integration. Both gentrification and school choice are sometimes blamed for making segregation issues worse. But this research out of D.C. shows there is potential for neighborhood revitalization that breeds opportunity for all without displacement or segregation.