NCSD in the News: Politico Covers Anti-Busing Law

Anti-busing law dating from the 1970s eyed for elimination by Nicole Gaudiano June 13, 2019 Politico

“A spending bill last year axed the anti-busing language, and it was ‘huge’ that Congress was able to do so after so many decades, said Philip Tegeler, of the National Coalition on School Diversity. Now, he said it needs […]

Press Release: NCSD Lauds the Introduction of the Strength in Diversity Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05/10/19

Washington, DC – This week, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH-11) respectively introduced the Senate and House of Representatives versions of the Strength in Diversity Act. Specifically, the NCSD-endorsed proposed legislation would provide support and funding for voluntary, local efforts to further the socioeconomic and racial integration of […]

Event: Hill Briefing (4/9/19)

How Congress, States, and School Districts Can Take Action on School Diversity April 9, 2019 10:30am – 12:00pm The U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, SVC Room 201-00 Washington, DC, 20515

Please RSVP to bit.ly/SchoolDiversity

Sixty-five years after Brown v. Board of Education, the research remains clear that integrated schools produce better outcomes for all students, […]

NCSD School Integration Policy Agenda (2019)

In “A School Integration Policy Agenda for 2019 and Beyond,” we outline 10 policy proposals that incentivize integration as the 116th Congress begins its work.

This document builds off of another document, “Crafting a Policy Agenda for 2019 and Beyond,” released in July 2018, which offered a list of strategies for consideration during federal, […]

NCSD Strategic Plan 2018-2020

Over the past year, NCSD been engaged in its first-ever strategic planning process to help us focus on how to uphold policies we helped advance during the last administration and to build on the momentum of the expanding school diversity field, particularly in light of the passage and initial implementation of ESSA and, later, an […]

Press Release: NCSD Decries Secretary DeVos and Attorney General Sessions for Removal of School Integration Guidance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/03/18

Washington, DC – Today, in another unprovoked attack on local voluntary school integration efforts, Secretary Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions withdrew an important tool meant to help districts better understand what they can and cannot do in their efforts to promote racial diversity in elementary and secondary public schools.

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Act Now: Call Congress Re: Anti-Integration Rider

The government’s continuing funding resolution for FY 2018 is set to run out on March 23rd. The House of Representatives may vote this week on a funding bill for the rest of FY 2018. This will likely be our last chance to strike the harmful anti-integration rider this fiscal year. The Senate is expected to […]

Press Release: DOE Secretary Betsy DeVos pulls funding for Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/30/17

CONTACT Kimberly Hall, Communications & Partnerships Manager National Coalition on School Diversity 813-802-8206 khall@PRRAC.org

Washington, DC – The National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) and our partners are disappointed by Secretary of the Department of Education (DOE) Betsy DeVos’ decision to eliminate funding for the Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities (ODEO) grant […]

Press Release: Civil Rights Groups: School Diversity Guidance “Good for Our Young People, for Our Communities and for Our Nation”

The National Coalition on School Diversity The Leadership Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2011

Washington, DC – In response to the joint guidance released today by the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice, civil rights groups released a joint statement below. The guidance provides a roadmap for K-12 […]