Cambridge Public Schools: Pioneers of Equitable Choice

Autor/in	Learned-Miller, Carole
Institution	The Century Foundation
Titel	Cambridge Public Schools: Pioneers of Equitable Choice
Quelle	(2016), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Equal Education; Student Diversity; Low Income Students; Students with Disabilities; English Language Learners; Minority Group Students; School Choice; Educational History; Inclusion; Academic Achievement; Racial Composition; Socioeconomic Status; Enrollment; Educational Quality; Massachusetts (Cambridge) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Inklusion; Schulleistung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Einschulung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts is located across the Charles River and just west of Boston. According to 2015 Census data, 66.6 percent of residents are white, 11.7 percent of residents are black, 15.1 percent are Asian, 4.3 percent are of two or more races, and 7.6 percent are Latino or Hispanic. During the 2015-2016 school year, there were 6,607 students enrolled in the Cambridge Public Schools. Among those students, 27.7 percent were economically disadvantaged, 21.6 percent were students with disabilities, and 8.1 percent were English language learners. A total of 43 percent of children were eligible for free and reduced-price lunch during the 2014-2015 school year. For more than thirty years, Cambridge has worked to promote racial and socioeconomic integration in its schools through a system of district-wide public school choice with a focus on equity. This article examines how Cambridge has promoted integration in its public schools. [For the full report, "Stories of School Integration," see ED623187.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01