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For ppl listening to @serial's #NiceWhiteParents, new research on this general topic that you might be interested in.
@bethfryMPA found that white families are opting out of diverse schools on the east side of Cleveland at rates up to 85%. 1/6 https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/07/15/alarming-white-opt-out-rates-have-left-eastside-suburban-schools-segregated-at-levels-not-seen-since-the-1960s
@bethfryMPA found that white families are opting out of diverse schools on the east side of Cleveland at rates up to 85%. 1/6 https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/07/15/alarming-white-opt-out-rates-have-left-eastside-suburban-schools-segregated-at-levels-not-seen-since-the-1960s
In the Cleveland study, white families used choice to segregate, esp the state's voucher program.
Same is true in another recent study that I tweeted about recently. In both, race seemed to matter at least as much as perceptions of school quality. 2/6 https://twitter.com/PeterTPiazza/status/1276877951024291840
Same is true in another recent study that I tweeted about recently. In both, race seemed to matter at least as much as perceptions of school quality. 2/6 https://twitter.com/PeterTPiazza/status/1276877951024291840
White families have been using choice to opt out of school integration since the literal "massive resistance" efforts of the post-Brown era created voucher funded segregation academies.
It's obviously troubling, but there are reasons for hope. 3/6 http://theweeklychallenger.com/why-the-racist-history-of-school-vouchers-matters-today/
It's obviously troubling, but there are reasons for hope. 3/6 http://theweeklychallenger.com/why-the-racist-history-of-school-vouchers-matters-today/
Surveys of parents found that they want integration for their children.
Researchers note that doesn't pan out, partly due to misinformation (ie, test scores). This article makes args for integration that closely align w/ work done @integratedschls. 4/6 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/how-to-make-american-schools-less-segregated/
Researchers note that doesn't pan out, partly due to misinformation (ie, test scores). This article makes args for integration that closely align w/ work done @integratedschls. 4/6 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/how-to-make-american-schools-less-segregated/
There's a consistent message in a @psu_civilrights report I co-wrote w/ @Edu_Historian @ImRachelWhite & @ashleyjcarey.
Test scores capture demographics, more than actual school quality, pushing white &/or affluent families away from diverse schls. 5/6
https://cecr.ed.psu.edu/sites/default/files/Demography_Report_FINAL_7.24.20.pdf
Test scores capture demographics, more than actual school quality, pushing white &/or affluent families away from diverse schls. 5/6
https://cecr.ed.psu.edu/sites/default/files/Demography_Report_FINAL_7.24.20.pdf
I know #NiceWhiteParents addresses more than this. As argued by @integratedschls, the way we (as white parents) show up matters A LOT.
Over-reliance on tests, tho, are a barrier to showing up at all. So, seems like a good place to begin taking down the walls that separate. 6/6
Over-reliance on tests, tho, are a barrier to showing up at all. So, seems like a good place to begin taking down the walls that separate. 6/6
