Chicago: Segregated on Purpose
School and housing segregation, and their detrimental effects on students, are directly linked. A report by Richard Rothstein reveals the role of the federal government in promoting housing segregation. 
Category: Housing Posts related to the report’s section
Our Students Deserve Stable, Affordable, and Appropriate Housing:
School and housing segregation, and their detrimental effects on students, are directly linked. A report by Richard Rothstein reveals the role of the federal government in promoting housing segregation.
CPS Schools Need Full Time Nurses and STLS Liaisons
This submission was made by a CPS counselor/case manager, working in a school that received students from the massive 2013 school closings.
With the demands of a caseload of 150 students as well as my duty as the school counselor,…
North Lawndale and Riot Fest
Why does it take a rock festival attended mostly by young white people to wake the city up to the disinvestment on the west side? Both aldermen whose wards cover Douglas Park are hoping that Riot Fest will bring much…
Lead Still Poisoning Students
As A Just Chicago documents, health issues such as lead poisoning contribute to students’ problems in school. Not surprisingly, lead poisoning disproportionately impacts poor students. As the Chicago Tribune reports,
Children ages 5 and younger continue to be harmed…
Neighborhood inequality in the land of opportunity
A new study confirms the impact that structural disadvantage and segregation has on life opportunity. Based off of the long-studied Moving To Opportunity experiment, the results show that for children from low-income households, moving to a better neighborhood before their…
Posts related to the report’s section
Our Students Deserve Stable, Affordable, and Appropriate Housing:
School and housing segregation, and their detrimental effects on students, are directly linked. A report by Richard Rothstein reveals the role of the federal government in promoting housing segregation. CPS Schools Need Full Time Nurses and STLS Liaisons
This submission was made by a CPS counselor/case manager, working in a school that received students from the massive 2013 school closings.
With the demands of a caseload of 150 students as well as my duty as the school counselor,… North Lawndale and Riot Fest
Why does it take a rock festival attended mostly by young white people to wake the city up to the disinvestment on the west side? Both aldermen whose wards cover Douglas Park are hoping that Riot Fest will bring much… Lead Still Poisoning Students
As A Just Chicago documents, health issues such as lead poisoning contribute to students’ problems in school. Not surprisingly, lead poisoning disproportionately impacts poor students. As the Chicago Tribune reports,
Children ages 5 and younger continue to be harmed… Neighborhood inequality in the land of opportunity
A new study confirms the impact that structural disadvantage and segregation has on life opportunity. Based off of the long-studied Moving To Opportunity experiment, the results show that for children from low-income households, moving to a better neighborhood before their…