From All Walks of Life: New Hope for School Integration

American Federation of Teachers. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4400; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae

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School Desegregation; Socioeconomic Status; Social Integration; Achievement Gap; Public Schools; Middle Class; Economically Disadvantaged; Students; Educational Change; Resistance to Change; School Choice; Politics of Education; Evidence; Educational Research; Cost Effectiveness; Barriers; Track System (Education); Magnet Schools; School Turnaround; Charter Schools

Colorado; Connecticut; Florida; Illinois; Kentucky; Maryland; Massachusetts; Missouri; Nebraska; North Carolina; Virginia; Wisconsin

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Integrating our schools is a goal that many of us share. But some seem to have given up on the idea, as plans to boost racial diversity have come under attack, and as the fixation on test scores has narrowed some people's concept of a good education. There is, however, new hope: integration by socioeconomic status. It's a cost-effective, legally sound strategy that can promote racial diversity while narrowing the achievement gap. (Contains 48 endnotes.)

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2013

EJ995900