Discrimination in elite public schools : investigating Buffalo / edited by Gary Orfield, Jennifer B. Ayscue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orfield, Gary, editor.

Ayscue, Jennifer B., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo.

Public schools.

Educational equalization--New York (State)--Buffalo.

Educational equalization.

New York (State)--Buffalo.

Physical Description:

vii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2018]

Summary:

School choice is an increasingly important part of today's educational landscape and this timely volume presents fresh research about the competitive admissions policies of choice systems. Based on their investigation of a unique civil rights challenge to school choice admissions policies in politically and racially divided Buffalo, New York, and the struggle to open its best schools to students of color, authors Orfield and Ayscue contend that without intentional effort, choice systems are likely to exacerbate problems of inequality and segregation. Focusing on issues that will continue to be contested in the courts and in the policy arena, the authors offer research based recommendations for reducing barriers to enrollment and for creating competitive admissions choice systems that will allow all students access to important educational opportunities. The book outlines specific steps school systems can take, including developing a district wide diversity plan, providing more accessible information, conducting holistic admissions processes, expanding the availability of choices, and offering preparation programs to assist students long excluded from these highly competitive schools. --amazon.com.

Contents:

Great Schools Perpetuating Inequality / Gary Orfield

Buffalo's Choice Schools and the Civil Rights Issues / Jennifer B. Ayscue

Buffalo History and the Roots of School Segregation: The Rise of Buffalo's Two-Tiered School System / Jenna Tomasello

Segregation and Unequal Academic Outcomes in Buffalo's Criteria-Based Schools / Jongyeon Ee

Clearing the Pathway: Recognizing Roadblocks to Entry into Buffalo's Top-Tier Schools / Brian Woodward and Natasha Amlani

How to Make Competitive Schools of Choice More Accessible and Equitable / Jennifer B. Ayscue and Genevieve Siegel-Hawley

Research, Politics, and Civil Rights: What Happened to Our Recommendations / Gary Orfield and Jennifer B. Ayscue

Postscript: What We Learned / Gary Orfield and Jennifer B. Ayscue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807759356

080775935X

9780807759363

0807759368

OCLC:

1024115532