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Schwalbach, Jude – Heritage Foundation, 2022
During the 20th century, federally sanctioned housing "redlining" influenced the composition of neighborhoods in large cities across the country, including Washington, D.C. The term "redlining" came from the color-coded maps developed by the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) (on which mortgage lending under the Federal…
Descriptors: Housing, Social Discrimination, Educational Opportunities, Barriers
Ladner, Matthew; Bedrick, Jason – Heritage Foundation, 2023
Rural students in Arizona enjoy far more education choice options than rural students in any other state. Education has flourished in rural areas under Arizona's robust choice environment just as much as in the remainder of the state. The data could not be clearer: Rural students with expanded opportunities thrive, as do their teachers and…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, School Choice
Butcher, Jonathan; Burke, Lindsey M. – Heritage Foundation, 2021
In fall 2020, parents found new ways to help their children learn amid uncertain school-district plans for school re-openings. The defining feature of the new education landscape emerging from the pandemic is that many families are no longer waiting for school-district solutions, and are giving themselves permission to choose how and where their…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Choice, School Closing
Aud, Susan L. – Heritage Foundation, 2007
Since its inception in 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, now known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), has directed billions of federal dollars toward low-income students. Title I, Part A of NCLB is designed to equalize educational opportunities and resources for disadvantaged children. This analysis examines whether the current…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Incentives, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change