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How Voluntary Integration Works: Contemporary Political, Policy, and Practical Considerations

Mon, April 20, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Virtual Room

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Ongoing debates about school desegregation – including recent exchanges between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Joe Biden – indicate the need for nuanced research to illuminate how voluntary integration programs work. This symposium presents five papers from three institutions that examine school districts in California, New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts with voluntary integration programs that serve diverse student populations. The first three papers address how voluntary integration programs are developed, challenged, and sustained. The final two address how school districts measure diversity and explore how integrated schools benefit all students. Across the symposium, we identify contemporary barriers to voluntary integration, strategies for sustaining diversity efforts, and new evidence of the effectiveness of school integration.

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