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The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to curtail significantly the ability of school districts to integrate by race has shifted attention to a new and growing alternative form of integration based on the socioeconomic status of students. In a report released on June 28, TCF Senior Fellow, Richard D. Kahlenberg examines twelve school systems and finds that when socioeconomic school integration plans are well implemented, they can boost academic achievement and also provide students with a racially integrated schooling environment. Read Rescuing Brown v. Board of Education: Profiles of Twelve School Districts Pursuing Socioeconomic School Integration . View the press release |
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View all of TCF's research and commentary on the issue of socioeconomic integration in school districts
View Richard D. Kahlenberg's opinion piece in and his commentary in these media outlets: , , , and .
View Greg Anrig, Jr.'s piece on the Supreme Court decision in |
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Given that counterbalance to the view that the frontloading of the primary system is in all ways destructive, it is important to examine the new role African Americans might play in the upcoming primaries. For the first time, many of the states holding earlyand thus potentially meaningfulcontests have significant African-American populations. This latest issue brief from Tova Andrea Wang's Frontloading the Primaries series, will discuss this group's potential impact in terms of the Democratic primary. Download theand the issue brief from this series. |
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Read TCF fellow, Patrick Radden Keefe's that was published in the New York Times on June 25. The op-ed draws from his essay that is featured in Liberty Under Attack (PublicAffairs).
In this Century Foundation book, experts and activists including Gary Hart, John Podesta, David Cole and Ann Beeson report on the diverse actions, taken in the name of security, that undermine American liberties. Liberty Under Attack is edited by Richard C. Leone, president of The Century Foundation, and Greg Anrig, Jr., vice-president of programs. View the Introduction (PDF). View the contributor's bios (PDF). . |
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The U.S. Supreme Courts decision today striking down racial integration plans in Seattle and Louisville was unfortunate, but it must not spell the end to school integration. As outlined in a new report from The Century Foundation, , a powerful alternative exists that will produce a fair amount of racial integrationand boost academic achievementand the U.S. Supreme Court cant lay a glove on it. More...
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In Power and Superpower, some of the United States’ most distinguished policy practitioners and experts identify pressing foreign policy issues facing the United States, and outline alternatives for successful foreign policy that harnesses power in support of a peaceful and prosperous world. More...
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A world-renowned physician traces the rise of the medical-industrial complex that has made a disaster of our healthcare system—and tells us incisively what we need to do to change it. More...
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Japan is on the verge of a sea change. After more than fifty years of
national pacifism and isolation including the "lost decade" of the 1990s, Japan is quietly, stealthily awakening. As Japan prepares to become a major player in the strategic struggles of the 21st century, critical questions arise about its motivations. What are the driving forces that influence how Japan will act in the international system? Are there recurrent patterns that will help explain how Japan will respond to the emerging environment of world politics? More...
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In Liberty Under Attack, a Century Foundation book, experts and activists including Gary Hart, John Podesta, David Cole and Ann Beeson report on the diverse actions, taken in the name of security, that undermine American liberties. These essays show the price the country has paid for failing to discuss incursion on freedoms adequately and openly, and they explain the consequences of these actions. Liberty Under Attack is edited by Richard C. Leone, president of The Century Foundation, and Greg Anrig, Jr., vice-president of programs. More...
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For much of the Twentieth Century, six states in the U.S.—New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey, have been the settling places for most of the nation’s new citizens. However, over the past decade, twenty-two other states have experienced extremely rapid grown in their immigrant populations. A new report from The Century Foundation examines the experience in five of those “gateway” states: North Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Taken together, these state papers paint a clear picture about how the absence of a functional federal immigration system has created enormous difficulties for other levels of government. More...
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Allied against Terrorism is an up-to-date assessment of the global efforts to combat terrorism. Beginning with a look at the effectiveness of the international measures against terrorist violence already in place, Alistair Millar and Eric Rosand give a rigorous analysis of the United Nations-led campaign of nonmilitary measure to combat global terrorist threats, identifying some successes but also detailing the many shortcomings of the UN’s operation units and political bodies responsible for counterterrorism. More...
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In a new report from a task force chaired by Richard A. Clarke and Rand Beers, leading homeland security experts analyze the nation's most significant
vulnerabilities and propose strategies to reduce them. More...
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A concise, comprehensive overview of the implications of stem cell research for the development for public policy. More...
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The policies of the past half century warrant new consideration in light of a globalizing world, a massively changed East Asia, and a much deeper U.S. economic involvement in the region. More...
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A comprehensive plan for reforming the broken U.S. health care system from Health Care Fellow Leif Wellington Haase. More...
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Social Security has been frozen out of the campaign debate, says Bernard Wasow.
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Jeffrey Laurenti looks at Tony Blair's newest position.
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Read the Rapporteur's Report from the June 20 event featuring author Dr. Arnold Relman.
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Beverly Goldberg looks at the costs of employee involvement in elder care, which will magnify the problems business already is facing from the coming retirement of the baby boomers.
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The Platform. By Peter Osnos.
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Public opinion polls find widespread support for easing restrictions and expanding funding for embryonic stem cell research.
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Greg Anrig, Jr.'s latest Guardian Unlimited column.
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Daniel Levy's latest The American Prospect piece.
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Beverly Goldberg's latest issue brief on the United States' aging population.
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View Richard Steckel's chapter published in TCF's Unconventional Wisdom. New York Times' columnist, Paul Krugman discussed this same topic in |
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Read the summary and view video from the America in the World conference featuring Madeline Albright, former Senator Tom Daschle, and Senator Gordon Smith.
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Beverly Goldberg on the relationship between immigration and care of the elderly.
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Ruy Teixeira's latest What the Public Really Wants...publication.
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Daniel Levy's latest Guardian Unlimited piece.
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Keep up-to-date on the Middle East by reading Daniel Levy's blogs daily.
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Morton Abramowitz delivered a speech on June 5, 2007 at the Asia-Pacific Roundtable, hosted by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Greg Anrig, Jr.'s latest TPM Cafe posting.
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By Beverly Goldberg.
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Caravan Books, housed at The Century Foundation, is a system for making books available in all the ways technology now allows.
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Read the conference transcripts and access audio/video clips.
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A new issue brief by Tova Andrea Wang. (PDF)
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Browse a complete list of The Security & Opportunity Agenda titles in this series of short, engaging publications putting forward policy ideas addressing the most serious challenges facing the United States.
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The impact of the controversial law, where it succeeds, and where it falls short.
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Problems with the employer-based system and policies for universal coverage.
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A series of papers examining United States policy toward Iran.
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The future of U.S. policy, Iraq's democratic prospects, and the impact on the military.
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Taking Note
