[Lmresearch] New NAEd report--Race-Conscious Policies for Assigning Students to Schools: Social Science Research and the Supreme Court Cases

[Russell W. Rumberger]

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           Race-Conscious Policies for Assigning Students to Schools: 
            Social Science Research and the Supreme Court Cases

            With the Supreme Court decision yesterday in the Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education case striking down race-conscious school assignments in Louisville, Ky. and in the related case in Seattle, Wash., the National Academy of Education (NAEd) recently completed a report, "Race-Conscious Policies for Assigning Students to Schools: Social Science Research and the Supreme Court Cases," outlining the current research as it relates to the policies challenged in the cases. 

            The primary conclusion in the report states: "In summary, the research evidence provides general support for the conclusion that the overall academic and social effects of increased racial diversity are likely to be positive. Racial diversity per se does not guarantee such positive outcomes, but it provides the necessary conditions under which other educational policies can facilitate improved academic achievement, improved intergroup relations, and positive long-term outcomes. Because race-neutral alternatives - such as school choice and assignments based on socioeconomic status - are quite limited in their ability to increase racial diversity, it seems reasonable to conclude that race-conscious policies for assigning students to schools are the most effective means of achieving racial diversity in schools and its attendant positive outcomes." 

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