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METCO and the desegregation of Boston public schools through the years

Jessie Newman

May 21, 2017 |

The Tufts Daily |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

As an alternative to Boston's mandatory busing crisis of the 1970s and 1980s, since 1996, students from Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts have participated in a voluntary integration program. Today, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity transports over 3,000 students from racially imbalanced or isolated schools who opt-in to attend integrated public schools in the region. The program's challenges include extended commute times for children and the removal of high-performing peers from challenged school districts.

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Black Teachers Matter. School Integration Doesn't

Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II

May 04, 2017 |

Education Week |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Only seven percent of public school teachers are black. Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II dismisses school integration as the central solution to equal opportunity in education. He shows instead that dropout rates for black male students fell by 39 percent when students had at least one black teacher in grades 3-5.

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These Undocumented Teens are Silent No More

Soni Sangha

April 26, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Undocumented immigrant youth are turning to activism to find their voice. Across the nation, young undocumented high school students are finding support within activism groups and fighting for change. “I started to see that when you’re organizing and you get people together, it all works out perfectly. The effect is not negative, it’s positive. It’s bringing people up, giving them hope.”

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Gifted programs across Washington leave out black and Latino students — but Federal Way is one model for change

Claudia Rowe

April 02, 2017 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Federal Way, Washington

Despite comprising a third of the population, poor and minority students are drastically underrepresented in gifted education programs across the nation, even if their academic performance is on-par with their white peers. Federal Way Public Academy in Washington has re-examined its methods for finding academically talented kids and is changing the numbers.

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Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

David L. Kirp

April 01, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Despite a deplorably small budget and an ominous lack of support from the government, the Union Public Schools district of Tulsa, Ok is achieving the incredible. Though many of the students are minorities and hail from low-income families, Union boasts exceptional graduation rates and a remarkable STEM-focused curriculum. Their success stems from a comprehensive focus on each individual child within the classroom and beyond, creating a hub for the greater community that includes resources like child care for teen mothers and a student-run garden.

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The Kids Who Got 'The Mexican Repatriation' of the 1930s Into California Textbooks

Janice Llamoca

March 31, 2017 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

In the 1930s, about one million Mexican and Mexican-Americans, who were born in the U.S., were forcibly removed from the U.S. under the presidency of Herbert Hoover. Its called the “Mexican Repatriation.” A class in Bell Gardens elementary learned about it almost by accident. They wanted a formal federal apology and applied to the California “ought to be a law” contest. They testified in front of the California assembly. The governor of California signed a law that encourages courses in history books to include the Mexican repatriation.

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At College, a Guided Path on Which to Find Oneself.

Tina Rosenberg

March 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Community College Students, an often overlooked demographic, often suffer from low completion rates. Colleges across the country are using a guided pathways model, emphasizing features like full time enrollment, block scheduling, and meta majors to address specific completion barriers this demographic faces.

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Hartford, Conn., experiment shows challenges, rewards of diversity in schools

Liz Bowie

March 28, 2017 |

The Baltimore Sun |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

Starting in the late 80s, Hartford school officials implemented programs to reverse the de facto segregation present in the district. Chief among these programs was developing 42 magnet schools, many of which provided specialized education in topics popular with students and relevant to the workplace. Currently, around half of Hartford’s students attend integrated schools.

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Within integrated schools, de facto segregation persists

Erica Green

March 25, 2017 |

The Baltimore Sun |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbia, Maryland

Students in advanced classes in Howard County, Maryland schools are disproportionately white. Faculty and administration are working to identify, understand, and change the ways that implicit bias favors white students as early as elementary school. Other steps taken include the elimination of some prerequisites to advanced classes and a shift in mindset that students in advanced classes are trying to become college ready rather than already being college ready.

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When a Few Bucks Can Get a Student to the Finish Line

Tina Rosenberg

March 17, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

At Georgia State University in Atlanta, a couple of hundred dollars can often be the tipping point for whether a student can graduate or not. To address this issue and to further help low income students, the college has implemented a retention grant system, providing these essential funds to get students over the finish line.

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