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Week 13 (11/30) – Schools and education (CD)

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  • Week 13 (11/30) – Schools and education (CD)

    Why do poorer students and students of color have a hard time accessing quality public education? What should we be doing about it? 

    Read:

    Hannah-Jones, N. (2014, December 19). School segregation, the continuing tragedy of Ferguson. ProPublica.

    Stein, P. (2019, September 20). As cities gentrify and schools diversify, PTOs grapple to ensure all parent voices are heard. The Washington Post. (pdf printout)

    Toch, T. (2019, March 20). The Lottery That’s Revolutionizing D.C. Schools. The Washington Post. (pdf printout)

    Submit by 11am:

    1) Response blog CD-6: What are the implications of racial segregation in our public school systems? How does DC’s school lottery seek to address these issues? What relationships might exist between school choice and gentrification? (250 words)

    Speaker: Kerry Savage, Director of Policy, Parents Amplifying Voices in Ed.

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