By William L. Taylor (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Out of the promising ferment about national policy emerging from the current presidential campaign, there may come a couple of ideas that will be useful in advancing the goal of a diverse and racially inclusive society. One such is the Chambers/Boger/Tobin proposal to make attendance at diverse high schools a … [Read more...] about “An Important Step” by William L. Taylor (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
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“Rewarding Students by Nudging Adults” by Jenice L. View (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
By Jenice L. View (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Professors Chambers, Boger and Tobin propose the fascinating idea that colleges and universities can promote K‑12 racial/ethnic diversity by privileging those college applicants who demonstrate significant amounts of “diversity capital”—life experiences, behaviors and perspectives gained from attending a … [Read more...] about “Rewarding Students by Nudging Adults” by Jenice L. View (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
“An Excellent Idea” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
By Richard D. Kahlenberg (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Chambers, Boger and Tobin have offered an important and constructive proposal, exploiting the competition for selective colleges to promote more equitable K-12 schooling. The authors are right to emphasize high school diversity by both race and class. Racial integration is important for building social … [Read more...] about “An Excellent Idea” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
“Symposium: Schools and the Achievement Gap” (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Richard Rothstein writes about the causes of educational disparities between poor and minority students compared to the white middle- and upper-class students. A selection of commentaries follow. Almost everyone, Right as well as Left, recognizes the great disparities that currently exist between the education generally … [Read more...] about “Symposium: Schools and the Achievement Gap” (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
