Socio-economic integration is a good idea, but it is not the same as racial integration, may not provide some of the important advantages, does not have any enforceable basis in law, and often has been extremely controversial. It is true that students in isolated high-poverty schools and neighborhoods suffer disadvantages regardless of race, but the fact is that there are … [Read more...] about Response
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“Should Racial Integration Be Pursued As the Only Goal?” by Joe Feagin and Yvonne Combs (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By Joe Feagin and Yvonne Combs (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In practice, racial desegregation has often become a game of numbers, a game that does not serve well the basic needs and interests of the black community. Clearly, the end of legal segregation has meant some increased housing, job, and education options for black Americans, especially those in the … [Read more...] about “Should Racial Integration Be Pursued As the Only Goal?” by Joe Feagin and Yvonne Combs (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
“Is Integration Possible? Of Course…” by Florence Wagman Roisman (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By Florence Wagman Roisman (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Not only possible, but absolutely essential. Here are the “top 6” reasons for acknowledging that we cannot do without “racial” integration – and rejecting its opposite, segregation: 1. Racial segregation is inconsistent with civil democracy. The polity to which we aspire is premised on the equal … [Read more...] about “Is Integration Possible? Of Course…” by Florence Wagman Roisman (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
Symposium: Is Racial Integration Essential to Achieving Quality Education for Low-Income Minority Students, In the Short Term? In the Long Term? (July-August 1996 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A discussion about this important question. Part One We asked a number of education reform activists to respond to this important question. Below are contributions from Elaine Gantz Berman, Phyllis Hart/Joyce Germaine Watts, Lyman Ho and Kati Haycock. We welcome others' views and will consider extending this symposium in a … [Read more...] about Symposium: Is Racial Integration Essential to Achieving Quality Education for Low-Income Minority Students, In the Short Term? In the Long Term? (July-August 1996 P&R Issue)
