The New York Times discovers economic integration
Monday, July 21, 2008Written by: Alan Gottlieb
It only took 13 months after the U.S. Supreme Court destroyed the last vestiges of race-based school integration, but the New York Times Magazine finally figured out that socio-economic integration might be a nifty idea.
School integration based on socio-economics is an issue a handful of us have been shouting about for years. But our appeals have fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps the spread in the Times will help. Or perhaps the court’s abysmal decision will force school districts to get creative.
In any case, the Times seems finally to get it:
And the effects of those high concentrations of poverty were striking: poor students in Louisville [Kentucky] black and white, fared worse when they attended schools filled with other poor kids.
For a somewhat outdated but thorough examination of the issue, read this publication. Disclaimer: I wrote it.
