By Jonathan Smith This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It is not an understatement to say that this landmark civil rights legislation, enacted in the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, has transformed American society. Title II of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination in places of “public accommodation,” was prominently … [Read more...] about Title VI Turns 60: Is it Too Late to Awaken the Sleeping Giant? (April-August 2024 P & R Journal)
Poverty & Race Journal (January – April 2024)
Brown at 70 and Milliken at 50 Introduction As we approach the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and 50th anniversary of Milliken v. Bradley, what progress has been made, where have we fallen short or gotten stuck, and what is required to truly fulfill the promise of integration and educational equity? This P&R special issue brings together a variety of … [Read more...] about Poverty & Race Journal (January – April 2024)
NCSD Turns 15 (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Brown at 70 – Title VI at 60 – Milliken at 50. And the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) also marks an important milestone this year: 15 years strong. Founded in 2009 by nine organizations, including LDF, MALDEF, Lawyers’ Committee, ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, Harvard’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute, and PRRAC, NCSD grew out of the broad Supreme Court amicus … [Read more...] about NCSD Turns 15 (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
The Power of Three-Dimensional Synergy: School Finance Reform, Quality Pre-K, and School Integration (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Rucker Johnson This piece was excerpted from a 2021 interview article in For All magazine. Our existing approaches to what ails the education system often detach pre-K from K-12, health investments from educational investments. Education often intersects with housing but, in policy, they’re often treated separately. But it’s not just the collection of good policies that … [Read more...] about The Power of Three-Dimensional Synergy: School Finance Reform, Quality Pre-K, and School Integration (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
The Problem We All Still Live With (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Andrew Lefkowits and Val Brown There is an image indelibly seared into the minds of many Americans. A young Black girl, six years old, in a white dress, schoolbooks in hand, walking down the sidewalk with U.S. Marshalls in front and behind her. The N-word spray-painted on the wall amongst the remains of recently thrown tomatoes. This famous painting by Norman Rockwell from … [Read more...] about The Problem We All Still Live With (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
