Many policymakers agree that housing and land use reform is a top priority, particularly in New York State, in order to moderate housing prices. But an often-overlooked point is that such reform is also important in order to promote equal educational opportunity. This report proceeds in five parts. The first part takes a deep dive into how two…

At a time when voters are keenly focused on the cost of living, housing affordability has become a hot political issue in many parts of the country, including New York State. Policymakers, grappling with what they can do to make housing more affordable, are actively seeking to reform longstanding local exclusionary zoning laws, policies that…

This is the fourth in a series of reports that are the culmination of two years of research by the Campaign for Educational Equity, a policy and research center at Teachers College, Columbia University, and significant input from the Safeguarding Sound Basic Education Task Force, a statewide group made up of representatives from New York's leading…

In its decision in "Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) v. State of New York," the New York Court of Appeals held that the state government was violating New York City students' right under the state constitution to the "opportunity for a sound basic education." It ordered the state to fix the education funding system to remedy…

This is the third in a series of reports that are the culmination of two years of research by the Campaign for Educational Equity, a policy and research center at Teachers College, Columbia University, and significant input from the Safeguarding Sound Basic Education Task Force, a statewide group made up of representatives from New York's leading…

In absence of an existing framework to assess the state's compliance with the court order in "Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) v. State of New York," which guarantees all students the right to an adequate education, the Campaign's first report creates an operational definition for sound basic education. Drawing on relevant state…

The inability of the United States to narrow the achievement gap stems to a large extent from school reform initiatives that neglect the specific conditions in the lives of low-income students that contribute heavily to inadequate school performance. A new consensus is emerging that a more effective approach would be to prevent the achievement gap…

In 2011, the Campaign for Educational Equity established the Safeguarding Sound Basic Education Project. One of the major components of this project has been to gather and analyze data about the availability of resources and services in high-needs schools both in New York City and around the state. A number of groups have issued statistical…

What effects will racial and ethnic discrimination have on Puerto Ricans? Will Puerto Ricans go the route of previous immigrant groups? Or will they be like blacks? What bearings does all this have on other ethnic groups? On blacks? The examination of the historical context begins with a discussion of the origins of ethnic and racial prejudice in…

A SOLUTION TO THE NEGRO PROBLEM DEMANDS DIFFICULT AND HEROIC DECISIONS ON THE PART OF CIVIC AND POLITICAL LEADERS AND CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF AMERICANS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE--TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, TRADE-UNION LEADERS AND MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES. CURRENT ACTION BEING TAKEN AND FUTURE ACTIONS WHICH NEED TO BE TAKEN ARE DISCUSSED.…

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PRODUCTIVE CONFERENCE INTERACTION BETWEEN STATE SUPERVISORS OF MUSIC AND DELEGATES FROM STATES WITHOUT A STATE SUPERVISOR WERE REPORTED. FOR THE STATE SUPERVISORS, THERE WERE CONFERENCE SESSIONS DEVOTED TO "IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OFFICE OF STATE MUSIC SUPERVISOR." SUGGESTIONS WERE ALSO OFFERED TO…

EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON STRENGHTENING INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS BY DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCE MATERIALS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF COORDINATORS TO CONSULT MORE FREQUENTLY WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS TO PLAN COOPERATIVELY FOR THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS. STEP REMAINED EFFECTIVE IN MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR SCHOOLING TO GRADUATION, AS WELL AS IN…

PUERTO RICO WAS DISCOVERED BY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN 1493. THE PROCESS OF COLONIZATION BEGAN IN 1508, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF PONCE DE LEON AND HIS SPANISH SOLDIERS. PUERTO RICO WAS GOVERNED BY SPAIN FOR ABOUT 400 YEARS, AND THE GREAT MASS OF PEOPLE REMAINED POVERTY-STRICKEN, UNDERNOURISHED, AND ILLITERATE. THE ISLAND WAS CEDED TO THE UNITED STATES…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH. DISCUSSIONS WERE CENTERED ON (1) DETERMINING CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF NEGLECTED LANGUAGES WORTHY OF INCREASED STUDY, (2) SELECTING A LIST OF LANGUAGES MEETING THE CRITERIA, (3) A…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR FINDINGS, ISSUES, STRATEGIES, AND PROJECTS WHICH EMANATED FROM A SEMINAR ON THE EDUCATION OF DEPRIVED AND SEGREGATED CHILDREN AND YOUTH HELD AT DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER 3-15, 1963. FOUR HIGHLY INTERRELATED SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL FAILURE WERE IDENTIFIED--(1) THE QUALITY OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE, (2)…