The National Coalition on School Diversity has established a #CelebrateSchoolDiversity community on StoryCorps.org to help our members share stories, and we want to hear yours! View the community and create a StoryCorps account here. Next, download the StoryCorps App. Then, find a partner to help you record and share your story with the community. Anyone can … [Read more...] about #CelebrateSchoolDiversity is on StoryCorps.org
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“Stewards of Tolerance” by John King (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
By John King, former Secretary of Education (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) This fall, teachers and students all across the country are returning to school. But it’s not the typical start of the school year. Amid the usual preparations of setting up their classrooms, planning lessons, and getting to know children and families, educators also are confronting the … [Read more...] about “Stewards of Tolerance” by John King (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
PRRAC Update (December 4, 2015): School diversity; small area DDAs; AFFH alert; HUD history
School diversity in the new Poverty & Race: A collection of articles drawn from the recent conference, "21st Century School Integration: Building the Movement for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," sponsored by the National Coalition on School Diversity. Lead article by John Diamond and Amanda Lewis; with additional contributions by Andrew … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 4, 2015): School diversity; small area DDAs; AFFH alert; HUD history
PRRAC Update (June 18, 2015): School integration developments in charters, Head Start, and NYC; LIHTC in St. Louis
Continuing progress on school diversity: The Department of Education issued final guidelines and funding invitation(s) for state charter school grants this week that included priority points for school diversity. While the point totals were more modest than we would have liked, these steps represent an increasing emphasis on school integration at the Department. In the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 18, 2015): School integration developments in charters, Head Start, and NYC; LIHTC in St. Louis
Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities (PRRAC & National Women’s Law Center, April 2015)
A PRRAC & National Women's Law Center Report (April 2015). Synopsis: Our nation’s schools remain highly segregated along racial and economic lines, and schools with high concentrations of minority and low-income students generally have fewer resources for academic and extracurricular activities. Opportunities to play sports, which provide valuable benefits, are … [Read more...] about Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities (PRRAC & National Women’s Law Center, April 2015)
