By Steve Smith, Hartford Courant Why aren't Glastonbury schools more diverse? That wasn't necessarily the question intended to be asked at the Community Conversation on ethnic diversity in schools, hosted by the Glastonbury Martin Luther King Community Initiative on Nov. 16 at the Glastonbury-East Hartford Magnet School, but according to some it was the proverbial elephant … [Read more...] about Discussion On School Diversity Held In Glastonbury (Hartford Courant)
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Segregation Is Alive And Well In The Public School System, And These Students Are Dealing With It (ThinkProgress)
By Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT — The students of the Academy of Engineering & Green Technologies at Hartford High School are already giving serious thought to the kinds of careers they want to prepare for — not just four or six years down the road, but decades into the future. … [Read more...] about Segregation Is Alive And Well In The Public School System, And These Students Are Dealing With It (ThinkProgress)
Will John King’s Last Effort to Desegregate New York’s Schools Work? (Chalkbeat)
By Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat As John King prepares to take over the U.S. education department, 20 schools across New York are poised to put his final experiment as the state’s education chief to the test: a program that aims to revamp struggling schools by integrating them. … [Read more...] about Will John King’s Last Effort to Desegregate New York’s Schools Work? (Chalkbeat)
Tapped: The Prospect Group Blog–Challenges to John King’s Integration Pilot (American Prospect)
By Rachel Cohen, American Prospect In August I wrote about the Obama administration’s record on school integration, and while it’s been mostly disappointing, there have been some encouraging recent developments. Specifically, the administration has moved to include diversity as a funding priority in more of its smaller grant programs. At the end of 2014, New York’s education … [Read more...] about Tapped: The Prospect Group Blog–Challenges to John King’s Integration Pilot (American Prospect)
How a Housing Program Can Save Medicaid Money (Governing Magazine)
By J.B. Wogan, Governing Magazine In the past few years, states and cities have sought new sources of funding to try promising programs without taxpayer dollars. Social impact bonds, one of the trendier financing tools for this purpose, has already helped state and local governments leverage private and philanthropic funds to pay for early childhood education, prisoner … [Read more...] about How a Housing Program Can Save Medicaid Money (Governing Magazine)
