Housing-Schools Nexus Articles (via Poverty & Race)

By Anika Singh Lemar (click here for the PDF) What is a segregated school? State legislative efforts to address school segregation in the 1960s and ‘70s sought to answer that question in statutory text. While many of those statutes have been repealed or amended (Baker, 2013), Connecticut’s Racial Imbalance Act (“RIA”) remains—for the most part—in effect, and its definition of … [Read more...] about “Defining Segregation” by Anika Singh Lemar (Oct – Dec 2021 P&R Issue)

By John Brittain, Larkin Willis, Peter W. Cookson, Jr., & Michael Alves (click here for the PDF) Introduction “Despite a growing awareness of the problems facing urban communities, there is a lack of a broader framework or clear policy approach to address the underlying regional dynamics that drive segregation, concentrated poverty, and racial isolation. Broader … [Read more...] about “Sharing the Wealth: How Regional Finance and Desegregation Plans Can Enhance School Desegregation and Promote Educational Equity” by John Brittain, Larkin Willis, Peter W. Cookson, Jr., & Michael Alves (Oct – Dec 2021 P&R Issue)

By Ariel H. Bierbaum & Gail L. Sunderman (click here for the PDF) The increasing diversity of America’s suburbs is changing the dynamics of how we think about access to educational opportunity across and within metropolitan areas. As large numbers of low-income families and families of color migrate to the suburbs (Frey, 2018; Howell & Timberlake, 2014), how … [Read more...] about “School Desegregation, School Rezoning, and Growth Management in Two Maryland Counties” by Ariel H. Bierbaum & Gail L. Sunderman (Oct – Dec 2021 P&R Issue)

By Stefan Lallinger (click here for the PDF) “We can’t solve segregation on our own - it’s a housing issue,” is a common refrain among well-meaning educators who say they care deeply about the resegregation of American schools, but feel limited in what they can actually do. For decades, these educators have watched as politicians and superintendents have refused to address … [Read more...] about “The Bridges Collaborative: Centering Practitioners in the Fight for Integration” by Stefan Lallinger (Oct – Dec 2021 P&R Issue)

Link to the October - December 2021 Issue of Poverty & Race The proposed Strength in Diversity Act (HR 729), which passed the House in 2020 with bipartisan support, includes a priority for proposals “demonstrated meaningful coordination with local housing agencies to increase access to schools that have a disproportionately low number of low-income students.” The bill … [Read more...] about Connecting Housing and School Integration – Federal and State Policy Levers (Oct – Dec 2021 P&R Issue)