National Coalition on School Diversity Outlines Ten New Policy Proposals on Educational Equity

June 12, 2019

In February 2019 the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) formally outlined ten policy proposals to curb segregation in schools. A School Integration Policy Agenda for...

Department of Education is Attempting to Rescind Key Obama Era Policies on School Discipline

June 12, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education is outlining new policies designed to dismiss key Obama-era guidelines on school discipline. The Obama administration issued these guidelines as...
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Live Blog – Detroit Urban Summit III

June 29, 2018

9:00am Dr. Tanya Clay House addressed the structural barriers still prevalent in public schools. Her theme to “learn, live, vote and be together” used the public school...
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Live Blog – Detroit Urban Summit III

June 29, 2018

Dr. Tanya Clay House addressed the racism still prevalent in public schools. Her theme to "learn, live, vote and be together" used the public school setting to address the...

WCCCD’s ISP to Present at NCSD 2017 Conference

September 22, 2017

Wayne County Community College District’s Institute for Social Progress (ISP) will present at the 2017 National Coalition on School Diversity’s (NCSD) 2017 conference, held...
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Fisher Decision Represents Important Gain in Use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Recent Jurisprudence

June 28, 2016

As reported widely, the U.S. Supreme Court last week (6/23) voted 4-3 to uphold a University of Texas affirmative action program (“Fisher v. University of Texas”) that...
New Secretary of Education Calls for Action on School Segregation

New Secretary of Education Calls for Action on School Segregation

May 3, 2016

We have not made as much progress on this front [integration] as we could have and should have in this country. – Secretary of Education, John King Secretary of Education...
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New Report by the Century Foundation Highlights Efforts of U.S. Public Schools

April 28, 2016

Recent research by the Century Foundation has identified potentially promising efforts across a small but growing number of public school districts and charters seeking to...
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National Coalition on School Diveristy

March 18, 2016

The National Coalition on School Diversity will hold its National Conference May 3-7, 2016 in Miami, Florida. The conference will focus on best practices in curriculum and...
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Why Diversity Matters: An introduction to the science on diversity

March 16, 2016

When the Supreme Court announced last year that it would re-hear Fisher v. University of Texas, many understood this to mean that the end of affirmative action in higher...