Why we should care and what we can do about it Vision of the Virginia State Board of Education The visionis to create an excellent statewide system of public education that derives strength from our diversity and that ensures equality of opportunity for each student in a safe and healthy l ID: 535045
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Deepening School Segregation in a Multiracial Society
Why we should care and what we can do about itSlide2
Vision
of the Virginia State Board of Education
The vision…is
to create an excellent statewide system of public education that derives strength from our diversity and that ensures equality of opportunity for each student in a safe and healthy learning environment that prepares all students to be capable, responsible, and self-reliant citizens in the global society.Slide3
Separate Is Still Unequal
SOURCE: See Linn &
Welner
, 2007.Slide4
Benefits of School Integration for All Students
Academic
—heightened critical thinking skills, more creative problem solving, better discussions and high quality curricula
Social
—more cross-racial friendships, less stereotyping, reductions in prejudice
Civic
—more engaged citizens who are better prepared for multiracial democratic society
Long term
—perpetuation effects across life cycle
See Mickelson &
Nkomo
, 2012; Phillips,
Rodosky
, Muñoz, & Larsen, 2009; Slide5
Enrollment by Race, Richmond-PetersburgSlide6
Black Students in Intensely Segregated Schools
, Richmond-PetersburgSlide7
Latino Students in Intensely Segregated Schools, Richmond-PetersburgSlide8
School Racial I
solation
O
verlaps with
C
oncentrated Poverty
In 2013, 76% of students in the region’s intensely segregated minority schools qualified for free and reduced priced lunch.
Fully 93% of students did so in apartheid school settings.Slide9Slide10
Regional Education Strategies
City-suburban consolidation and controlled choice
Regional collaboration agreements
Regional magnet programs
Inter-district transfer options
S
chool site selection and rezoning
Whole-school magnet programs in gentrifying neighborhoods
Dual language immersion programs
Nuanced school evaluationSlide11Slide12
Regional Housing Strategies
Advertise and celebrate
stable neighborhood
diversity
Enforce
fair housing
laws and inclusionary zoning
Encourage mixed-income
and regional fair share affordable
housing
development
Link federal
housing
subsidies (e.g., Housing Choice Vouchers and Low Income House Tax Credit) to communities with high opportunity schools
Promote regional transportation solutions
Limit sprawlSlide13
SOURCE: UCLA Civil Rights Project, 2012.