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ERIC Number: ED598630
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun-28
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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The Democratic Candidates' Positions on School Diversity & Related Educational Equity Issues--As of June 28, 2019
Tegeler, Philip; Hollinger, Abi
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
Following the June 2019 Democratic presidential debates, school integration has unexpectedly emerged as a serious issue in the campaign. Coincidentally, this debate comes at a time when the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) and a growing school diversity movement both inside and outside government are pushing to remove these last remaining vestiges from the "anti-busing" years -- blanket prohibitions on the use of federal funds for student transportation to support integration. Last year, with bipartisan support, two perennial anti-busing budget riders attached to the federal budget were removed. This year, there is growing support in Congress to remove the final anti-busing provision, section 426 of the General Education Provisions Statute, originally passed in 1974. This effort is part of a broader federal policy agenda of the school integration movement, reflected in the NCSD's federal policy priorities for 2019, including removal of Section 426, passage of the Strength in Diversity competitive grants program, expanded funding for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program, for interdistrict school planning, and for the Equity Assistance Centers (which assist local districts in school integration planning). NCSD has also called for reinstatement of the 2011 school diversity guidance letter, reinstatement of the school integration incentives for Department of Education competitive grant funds, and linking the Magnet Schools Assistance Program with HUD's Choice Neighborhoods public housing redevelopment program. A number of these policy proposals are part of the candidates' education platforms, which are reviewed in this brief. The presidential campaign is still young, and many of these candidates' positions are expected to evolve, particularly on the issue of school integration, which Senator Harris and Vice President Biden have now brought into the spotlight.
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC)
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