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Billions spent to build segregated schools & neighborhoods.
@teachcardona : "While the State Department of Education’s focus is on educational policy, we must also acknowledge that racial imbalance exists to a large degree outside of the schoolhouse."
https://ctmirror.org/2021/01/04/billions-in-school-construction-in-ct-hasnt-made-a-dent-in-segregation-but-this-year-things-could-be-different/
@teachcardona : "While the State Department of Education’s focus is on educational policy, we must also acknowledge that racial imbalance exists to a large degree outside of the schoolhouse."
https://ctmirror.org/2021/01/04/billions-in-school-construction-in-ct-hasnt-made-a-dent-in-segregation-but-this-year-things-could-be-different/
Lawmakers have relied on predominantly white suburban towns to voluntarily offer enrollment to city students or to allow the construction of affordable housing so low-income city dwellers can move to their suburb and attend their schools.
The strategy hasn't consistently worked.
The strategy hasn't consistently worked.
Mary Yaniros was brought to tears when her son won a spot in a Westport school, a town that offers few opportunities for poor families to move into town
& spends 46% more per student than those in her city.
“It was heartbreaking to see the differences" https://ctmirror.org/2019/05/22/separated-by-design-how-some-of-americas-richest-towns-fight-affordable-housing/
& spends 46% more per student than those in her city.
“It was heartbreaking to see the differences" https://ctmirror.org/2019/05/22/separated-by-design-how-some-of-americas-richest-towns-fight-affordable-housing/
Wealthy communities throughout CT with rapidly declining enrollment have decided not to fill their empty desks with city students through the Open Choice program.
See how your town is doing here: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/oa8y2/
See how your town is doing here: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/oa8y2/
The odds are not in favor of those who want to see changes.
National civil rights groups have a name for Connecticut’s inertia: They titled their recent report outlining rejected proposals and “dynamic gradualism” by state leaders “A Steady Habit of Segregation.”
National civil rights groups have a name for Connecticut’s inertia: They titled their recent report outlining rejected proposals and “dynamic gradualism” by state leaders “A Steady Habit of Segregation.”
Top legislative leaders hope to rekindle the debate about racial inequality that was center stage last summer in the wake of George Floyd's death
They want to link the $450 million the state spends each year to build schools to diversity efforts.
They want to link the $450 million the state spends each year to build schools to diversity efforts.
@GovNedLamont often talks about his supports the Open Choice program.
"A lot of our urban schools are over capacity, & I’m doing everything I can with the Open Choice program to have more diversity & allow those kids to go to other schools"
His budget proposals don't expand OC.
"A lot of our urban schools are over capacity, & I’m doing everything I can with the Open Choice program to have more diversity & allow those kids to go to other schools"
His budget proposals don't expand OC.
Just how much capacity do suburban schools have?
The state stopped collecting that data in the years leading up to a landmark school funding trial, where the condition of city schools became an issue.
Here's what the most recent data show.
The state stopped collecting that data in the years leading up to a landmark school funding trial, where the condition of city schools became an issue.
Here's what the most recent data show.
