Public Schools are Resegregating at Alarming Rates, Leaving Behind the Tremendous Benefits That Come with Diversity
April 26, 2021
Congress must use the fiscal year 2022 budget to support communities in their efforts to develop and implement strategies that promote racial and socioeconomic integration in their public schools, and direct the Department of […]
Our next screening of Epic Theatre Ensemble’s virtual play, Nothing About Us, will take place on April 17, 2021 at 3pm ET.
Learn more and register here. You can also contact Jim Wallert at jim@epictheatreensemble.org. Our monthly screenings lead up to our 50 State Conversation about segregation and educational inequality on May 17 (the anniversary […]
On May 17, the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, take part in a conversation about segregation with participants from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. Hosted by NCSD, in collaboration with Epic Theatre Ensemble and Dodd Human Rights Impact (UCONN).
Our dialogue will center around Epic Theatre Ensemble’s film NOTHING ABOUT […]
We asked NCSD members to weigh in on school integration priorities for the Biden/Harris administration.
Building on our First 100 Days agenda, here’s our more complete School Integration Priorities for a Biden/Harris Administration.
We asked NCSD members to weigh in on school integration priorities for the Biden/Harris administration.
Here’s what we came up with for the first 100 days:
10 Ways the Biden/Harris Administration Can Prioritize School Integration in its First 100 Days
We’ll be sharing more ideas soon…stay tuned!
Our next installment of #NCSD2020 will be a virtual performance of “Nothing About Us,” an original play about segregation by NY-based EPIC Theatre Ensemble. Co-hosted by: Integrated Schools, Public School Forum of North Carolina, and Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc. (METCO).
Find out more about this event (and register) at http://nothingaboutus.eventbrite.com. Happening November 9th […]
Learning Policy Institute Congressional Briefing (Virtual) – “State and Federal Opportunities to Support More Diverse and Inclusive School Systems”
On October 22, 2020, we will be partnering with the Learning Policy Institute to present the congressional briefing “State and Federal Opportunities to Support More Diverse and Inclusive School Systems.” The nation’s work towards greater […]
In a historic bipartisan vote on Sept 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Strength in Diversity Act with over 100 co-sponsors. The proposed legislation, one of NCSD’s two main policy priorities during this Congress, would provide support and funding for voluntary, locally-driven efforts to further racial and socioeconomic integration in schools.
Strength in […]
In NCSD’s latest publication, Jessica Mugler and Philip Tegeler of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council advance the idea of Using CARES Act Flexibility to Address Systemic Educational Inequality and Bring Students Together.
The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force included language in their recommendations calling for a redoubling of efforts to further educational equity during a Biden administration:
“It is unacceptable that America’s public schools are more racially segregated today than they were when Brown v. Board of Education was decided 66 years ago. Democrats support appointing judges who […]
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