By Tammy Johnson & Terry Keleher (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) “…it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.”----- Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Nearly a half century has elapsed since the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed school segregation, yet students of color … [Read more...] about “Making the Grade: Exposing Structural Racism in Our Schools” by Tammy Johnson and Terry Keleher (September-October 2001 P&R Issue)
“Socioeconomic School Integration” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (September-October 2001 P&R Issue)
By Richard D. Kahlenberg (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Today, most of the education reform world, liberal and conservative, accepts as a given that American children will attend schools that are largely segregated by class and race. There is a strong policy consensus that concentrations of poverty, whether in public housing or in public schools, reduce life … [Read more...] about “Socioeconomic School Integration” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (September-October 2001 P&R Issue)
“Symposium: Socioeconomic School Integration” (September-October 2001 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Part One School segregation by race is extreme and increasing, despite the 1954 Brown decision. And, for many known reasons, these racial patterns clearly disadvantage blacks, Latinos, and other racial minorities. Today's courts are hostile to racially-based remedies and there is considerable resistance among the majority white … [Read more...] about “Symposium: Socioeconomic School Integration” (September-October 2001 P&R Issue)
Response
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
“Graduation and Promotion Testing: Potential Benefits and Risks for Minority Students, English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities” (September-October 2000 P&R Issue)
By Jay P. Heubert (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The stated objective of the “standards” movement in American public education is to hold all schools, teachers and students to high standards of teaching and learning. Accountability can take many forms, one of which is tests, known as “high-stakes” tests because they are used in making decisions about … [Read more...] about “Graduation and Promotion Testing: Potential Benefits and Risks for Minority Students, English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities” (September-October 2000 P&R Issue)
