Tomorrow the Century Foundation is releasing its new book on school integration and hosting a panel presentation at the National Press Club. Attendees will receive free copies of the book. The book includes chapters by various authors on the cost effectiveness of integration, the intersection of housing and school policy, the feasibility of integration, and choice programs. The full advertisement follows below.
You Are Invited to Attend:
The Future of School Integration
A Forum Co-Sponsored by:
The Century Foundation, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and Howard University
In 2007, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down racial integration plans in Louisville and Seattle, many feared that school integration was dead. But today, more than 80 school districts educating some 4 million students have adopted programs to promote socioeconomic diversity in education. Advocates suggest this approach provides a legally viable way to achieve integrated schooling and, importantly, a powerful way to promote equal opportunity and improved outcomes for students. What are the benefits and costs of these programs to break up concentrations of poverty through public school choice? How logistically feasible is socioeconomic integration? Can it be made politically viable?
Come hear a panel of experts talk about the cutting-edge research findings in the new publication from The Century Foundation The Future of School Integration: Socioeconomic Diversity as an Education Reform Strategy, edited by Richard D. Kahlenberg.
When: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045
Featuring:
Chapter Authors
Stephanie Aberger, Expeditionary Learning
Marco Basile, Harvard University
Sheneka M. Williams, University of Georgia
Respondents
Michael J. Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Derek W. Black, Howard University Law School
Moderator
Richard Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation
RSVP: events@tcf.org with "March 7" in the subject line
Media Contact: Christy Hicks at hicks@tcf.org or (212) 452-7723
Lunch will be served and complimentary copies of the book will be available to attendees.
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