A variety of approaches have been undertaken to reduce the achievement gap in our nation’s underperforming schools. Few would argue that we have made significant strides, as the black-white achievement gap remains largely unaffected. Improving integration in schools has proven to help in this...
Metropolitan Chicago and its surrounding regions have the existing rail infrastructure in place to efficiently transport cargo in today’s globalized economy. Both partially-completed and finished goods are now required to travel further distances with the added pressure of delivering the...
“Racism isn’t a problem here.”
“Talking about race only causes divisiveness.”
“We have a black president—doesn’t that mean racism is in the...
by Jessica Hartshorn
A Summary of A Review of Historically Integrated Communities by Casey Griffith
Did you know that the history of integrated communities is only about 60 years...
Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the good fortune to speak to various audiences around the country about Oak Park and the Housing Center’s work to promote and sustain integration. In addition to being able to share our model with others, I’ve learned a lot about how much latent...
