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National Coalition on School Diversity, 2021
The benefits of attending diverse schools accrue to children from all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. The benefits include, but are not limited to, higher academic achievement. These gains continue into adulthood, leading to higher levels of social cohesion and civic engagement; reduced racial prejudice; and less segregation in…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Diversity (Institutional)
Chirichigno, Gina; Tegeler, Philip; Hollinger, Abigail – National Coalition on School Diversity, 2020
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides an opening for states and local school districts to include racial and socioeconomic (SES) diversity as components of their improvement plans. While only one state (New York) took advantage of this opportunity in the initial round of state ESSA plans, there are several ways that school districts can…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Student Diversity
National Coalition on School Diversity, 2020
As educators across the country make a valiant effort to meet the needs of their students in response to the coronavirus crisis, the educational impacts of disparities in family resources and school funding are apparent. The crisis also reminds us of the many roles that schools play beyond academics. When students eventually return to school, will…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, State Policy, Public Schools, Accountability
Ayscue, Jennifer B. – National Coalition on School Diversity, 2017
Montgomery Count Public School (MCPS) has experienced substantial demographic change since magnet and special academic programs began in the 1970s. MCPS is experiencing tremendous growth of approximately 2,500 students per year, with the fastest growing segment of students being Latino. Similar to many other districts that created magnet programs…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Diversity, Minority Group Students, Equal Education
Hilton, Michael – National Coalition on School Diversity, 2017
The National Coalition on School Diversity has updated this review of federal support for school integration during the tenures of Secretaries Arne Duncan and John King, who both served during the Obama Administration. While much remains to be done, the Obama Administration has made concrete progress on school integration policy. This overview…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Student Diversity, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve; Frankenberg, Erica – National Coalition on School Diversity, 2011
This research brief outlines six major studies of magnet school student outcomes. Magnet schools are programs with special themes or emphases designed to attract families from a variety of different backgrounds. They were originally established to promote voluntary racial integration in urban districts. The studies are located within a much…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Outcomes of Education, Racial Integration, Student Diversity