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We had planned to introduce this publication at the NCSD conference, but that was not meant to be. Nonetheless, we are very excited to unveil our newest policy brief,
Including Racial and Socioeconomic Diversity in ESSA District Plans
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It is packed with ideas and tools that can be used to strengthen your local efforts. W
e also tried to highlight the work of as many NCSD members and partners as possible.
Stay tuned--over the next few months, there will be opportunities to engage with us around the concepts outlined in this brief.
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CROSS-MOVEMENT RESOURCE LIST
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Abstract (National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research): "Using detailed administrative data for public schools, we document racial and ethnic segregation at the classroom level in a state that has experienced a sharp increase in Hispanic enrollment, North Carolina. We decompose classroom-level segregation in counties into within-school and between-school components. We find that the within-school component accounted for as much as two fifths of total segregation in high schools. Recognizing its importance will surely temper the praise for school assignment policies that reduce racial disparities between schools but allow large disparities within them..."
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Abstract (Humboldt Journal of Social Relations): [I] use geographic techniques to examine the distribution of key housing, economic, health, and educational indicators in metropolitan Hartford. I focus in particular on factors that bear upon the lives of children in this area, also known as the Sheff region-a reference to the long-standing Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation lawsuit. The results reveal substantial disparities in the geographic distribution of important resources and outcomes across the racially and economically stratified region..."
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Summary
: "In this episode, Ana Ramón talks with Terrence Wilson, J.D., and Chloe Latham Sikes, M.A., give a quick history of school takeover policies and describe the problems they create that hinder equitable education. Ana is IDRA's deputy director of advocacy, Terrence is IDRA's regional policy and community engagement director, and Chloe is IDRA's deputy director of policy."
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Synopsis:
"We're joined by two mothers, Dana from Brooklyn and Meredith from Minneapolis, who both have kids entering elementary school next year. They talk about how they are thinking about this choice, given the options available, their values around social and racial justice, and the pressures from their White and/or privileged peers.
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COMMUNITY OF THOUGHT & ACTION
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Harvard RIDES
's webinar will offer participating educators: 1) an introduction to the concept of critical consciousness; 2) key findings from a five-year research study of the role of secondary schools in fostering youth critical consciousness; and 3) an opportunity to reflect upon the implications for their own work with students. This webinar will focus primarily on programming and practices at the secondary level, but may be of interest to educators in the primary gr
ades as well.
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The Century Foundation
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City Garden Montessori
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D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
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Learning Policy Institute
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NAACP LDF
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Teens Take Charge
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