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47.012 - Gentrification, Neighborhoods, and School (Re)Segregation

Sun, April 7, 11:50am to 1:20pm, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Floor: 100 Level, Room 104A

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Gentrification and the displacement of low-income residents of color from neighborhoods where they have long-resided has accelerated over the last decade. The effects on schools is varied: in some contexts, schools have lost enrollment as their students and families are displaced, while in others, schools have ‘gentrified’ along with their surrounding neighborhoods. This session will examine the relationship between schools and gentrification. It will consider the underlying causes of gentrification, and the role that educational policy, such as privatization and accountability, has played. It will explore how schools and communities are affected by these dynamics, particularly the cultural and political tensions involved, and examine how school responses to these dynamics may influence and/or accelerate gentrification processes. This panel will also consider the regional impacts of displacement upon neighboring school schools and communities, and will explore the benefits and drawbacks of proposed policy remedies in housing and education policy.

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