By Rachel M. Cohen, American Prospect As Congress debates competing revisions of the No Child Left Behind Act over the next several weeks, lawmakers are unlikely to spend much time looking at the growing problem of segregated schools. Despite strong academic and civic benefits associated with integrated schooling, and a unanimous Supreme Court decision which ruled that … [Read more...] about Obama’s Mixed Record on School Integration (American Prospect)
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We Must Not Give in to Economic Segregation (Next City)
By Annie Clark, Next City My first night in Boston, I was picked up at the South End train station by Judy, a gray-haired woman with deep brown eyes and wire-frame glasses. My new neighborhood was swathed in darkness. But the ivy-covered brick buildings still struck me with awe as we walked down Dartmouth Street, my wheeled suitcase bumping over the brick sidewalk like an … [Read more...] about We Must Not Give in to Economic Segregation (Next City)
Could Pay for Success Increase Housing Mobility? Some Funders Want to Find Out (Inside Philanthropy)
By Kierstan Marek, Inside Philanthropy Low-income families continue to face high hurdles when it comes to housing. Areas of concentrated poverty have surged in recent years, and families can't easily transition out of tough neighborhoods into better ones. But one group of thinkers wants to get Pay for Success working on housing mobility in a big way. … [Read more...] about Could Pay for Success Increase Housing Mobility? Some Funders Want to Find Out (Inside Philanthropy)
Where Should a Poor Family Live? (New York Times)
By Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times If its goal is to move up the ladder, where should a poor family live? Should federal dollars go toward affordable housing within high-poverty neighborhoods, or should subsidies be used to move residents of impoverished communities into more upscale – and more resistant — sections of cities and suburbs with better schools and job … [Read more...] about Where Should a Poor Family Live? (New York Times)
Moving to End Housing Segregation (New York Times-Letter to the Editor)
To the Editor: Your editorial is an especially important call for a renewed and enhanced commitment to ensuring that federal housing programs truly increase access to opportunity. Residential segregation and disinvestment have been caused and perpetuated by a long history of public and private discrimination. Overcoming this has been one of the most difficult … [Read more...] about Moving to End Housing Segregation (New York Times-Letter to the Editor)