Featured - School Diversity

By Andrew Grant-Thomas (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A couple years ago, my daughter, Lola, and I signed up for a weekly evening course called "Watching the Nighttime Sky" at a local college. Lola was 5, a voracious reader, and waaaay into learning about the solar system and the universe. The little girl could name Jupiter's four visible … [Read more...] about “EmbraceRace: An Emerging Community of Support for Raising Kids in the Context of Race” by Andrew Grant-Thomas (November-December 2015 P&R Issue)

By John B. Diamond & Amanda E. Lewis (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) 1In recent decades, the so-called racial “achievement gap” has been a central focus in U.S. educational policy, practice and research.2  While black/white differences in educational outcomes narrowed substantially since the 1970s and most of the 1980s (at least in part as … [Read more...] about “Despite the Best Intentions: Making School Integration Work in Integrated Schools” by John B. Diamond & Amanda E. Lewis (November-December 2015 P&R Issue)

By Jeanne L. Reid, Sharon L. Kagan, Michael Hilton & Halley Potter (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Abundant data, widely popularized by public information campaigns, have given early childhood education (ECE) a prominent position on the public agenda. But is our society fully capitalizing on the opportunity such attention affords and the significant … [Read more...] about “Diversity in Preschool Classrooms: The Link Between Diversity and Quality” by Jeanne L. Reid, Sharon L. Kagan, Michael Hilton & Halley Potter (May-June 2015 P&R Issue)

By Richard D. Kahlenberg & Halley Potter (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Supporters of charter schools, which are publicly funded but independently managed, often argue that such schools embody the promise of Brown v. Board of Education because they can provide new opportunities to low-income and minority students. Evidence suggests, however, that … [Read more...] about “A Smarter Charter” by Richard D. Kahlenberg & Halley Potter (November-December 2014 P&R Issue)

By Khin Mai Aung & David Tipson (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In February 2013, charter school operators across New York City— where we live and work—submitted letters to local parent Community Education Councils announcing plans to site new charter schools. Some operators touted the benefits of racially and economically diverse schools and … [Read more...] about “School Integration Requires Cooperation: Some Lessons from New York City” by Khin Mai Aung & David Tipson (May-June 2013 P&R Issue)